Астронавт Терри Уэйн Вертс, находящийся на МКС, опубликовал в личном твиттере серию роликов, снятых с темной стороны Земли. На некоторых видео планета снята под углом — над ночными огнями землян видно свечение атмосферы и звезды, пишет theverge.
Watch for the awesome high altitude purple plume #aurora ray created from red atomic oxygen + blue ionized nitrogen. pic.twitter.com/H5mrOZiCGC
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 24, 2015
No words to add to this night view. pic.twitter.com/mZUSv9RvVP
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 24, 2015
Night flight coast-to-coast over Saudi Arabia… #SpaceVine https://t.co/nUYZi7yvmD
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 23, 2015
…and a flight directly over the west coast of Saudi Arabia. #SpaceVine https://t.co/oQGM5y9V8s
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 23, 2015
Serious thunderstorms over #Mexico… #SpaceVine https://t.co/J06r0Skj6S
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 23, 2015
…and more intense lighting storms near the Ozarks region. Rain sure beats drought, right? #SpaceVine https://t.co/FdVcM100zc
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 23, 2015
A still image of the high altitude purple plume #aurora ray. #Science facts courtesy of @astro_pettit. pic.twitter.com/h6yLQtAZwk
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 25, 2015
The view of our Galaxy from space. pic.twitter.com/AUUkrz6EgY
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 24, 2015
Here is something you don't see everyday- #NewOrleans to #Florida— with the #NorthernLights in the background. pic.twitter.com/Q2wbZGm0lj
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) May 24, 2015