Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Photographic Highlights

ISS007 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Photographic Highlights

WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY
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ISS007-E-10807 Watching the World Go By: At sunset over the Pacific Ocean, anvil tops of thunderclouds cast long shadows. ISS007-E-10807 (July 21, 2003, 35 mm lens).

ISS007-E-16525 Watching the World Go By: This image of Chicago at night shows patterns of the city center and major roads along the coast of Lake Michigan. This kind of photography is technically challenging because it requires long exposures. Ed’s predecessor, Don Petit, was a pioneer in expanding the detail to which cities can be photographed from orbit (for example São Paulo, Brazil or Los Angeles) ISS007-E-16525 (October 7, 2003, 50 mm lens).

ISS006-E-21386 Watching the World Go By: Although astronauts often comment on the appearance of lightning storms at night, they are very difficult to photograph. This rare image shows both green Aurora Borealis with a small band of red on top and bright spots in the clouds from lightning strikes while the shutter was open. It was taken by Don Petit on Expedition 6. ISS006-E-21386 (January 18, 2003, 400 mm lens)

ISS006-E-47215 Watching the World Go By: Expedition 6 crewmember Don Petit took this dramatic view of Red and Green Aurora Australis. The red aurora is just a hint of color extending above the green. The bright points of light are stars. The tip of one of the Space Station’s solar panels can be seen in the lower right of the image. ISS006-E-47215 (June 3, 2003, 50 mm lens)

ISS007-E-14874 Watching the World Go By: The Great Barrier Reef, Australia, at Cape Flattery. In this northern zone the barrier reef forms a nearly complete ribbon along the margin of the continental shelf. ISS007-E-14874 (January 18, 2003, 400 mm lens)

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ISS007-E-10807	Watching the World Go By: At sunset over the Pacific Ocean, anvil tops of thunderclouds cast long shadows. ISS007-E-10807 (July 21, 2003, 35 mm lens).
ISS007-E-16525	Watching the World Go By: This image of Chicago at night shows patterns of the city center and major roads along the coast of Lake Michigan. This kind of photography is technically challenging because it requires long exposures. Ed’s predecessor, Don Petit, was a pioneer in expanding the detail to which cities can be photographed from orbit (for example São Paulo, Brazil or Los Angeles) ISS007-E-16525 (October 7, 2003, 50 mm lens).
ISS006-E-21386	Watching the World Go By: Although astronauts often comment on the appearance of lightning storms at night, they are very difficult to photograph. This rare image shows both green Aurora Borealis with a small band of red on top and bright spots in the clouds from lightning strikes while the shutter was open. It was taken by Don Petit on Expedition 6. ISS006-E-21386 (January 18, 2003, 400 mm lens)
ISS006-E-47215	Watching the World Go By: Expedition 6 crewmember Don Petit took this dramatic view of Red and Green Aurora Australis. The red aurora is just a hint of color extending above the green. The bright points of light are stars. The tip of one of the Space Station’s solar panels can be seen in the lower right of the image. ISS006-E-47215 (June 3, 2003, 50 mm lens)
ISS007-E-14874	Watching the World Go By: The Great Barrier Reef, Australia, at Cape Flattery. In this northern zone the barrier reef forms a nearly complete ribbon along the margin of the continental shelf. ISS007-E-14874 (January 18, 2003, 400 mm lens)

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
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