Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                               2018 November 26
                Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station
      Video Credit: ISAA [2] , NASA [3] , Expedition 57 Crew [4]  (ISS);
 Processing: Riccardo Rossi [5]  (ISAA, AstronautiCAST [6] ); Music: Inspiring
              Adventure Cinematic Background [7]  by Maryna [8]

Explanation: Have you ever seen a rocket launch -- from space? A close
inspection of the featured time-lapse video [9] will reveal a rocket rising to
Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station [10]  (ISS). The
Russia [11] n Soyuz-FG rocket [12]  was launched ten days ago from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome [13]  in Kazakhstan [14] , carrying a Progress MS-10 [15]
(also 71P [16] ) module to bring needed supplies to the ISS. Highlights in the
90-second video [17]  (condensing about 15-minutes) include city lights and
clouds visible [18]  on the Earth on the lower left, blue and gold bands of
atmospheric airglow [19] running diagonally across the center, and distant
stars on the upper right that set behind the Earth. A lower stage can be seen
falling back to Earth [20] as the robotic supply ship fires its thrusters and
begins to close on the ISS [21] , a space laboratory [22]  that is celebrating
[23]  its 20th anniversary [24]  this month. Currently, three astronauts [25]
live aboard the Earth-orbiting ISS [26] , and conduct, among more practical
duties, numerous science experiments [27]  that expand human knowledge and
enable future commercial industry [28]  in low Earth orbit [29] .

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  [1] archivepix.html
  [2] https://www.isaa.it/
  [3] https://www.nasa.gov/
  [4]
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition57/index.html
  [5] https://twitter.com/RikyUnreal
  [6] https://www.astronauticast.it/
  [7]
https://www.jamendo.com/track/1585181/inspiring-adventure-cinematic-background
  [8] https://www.jamendo.com/artist/491819/maryna
  [9] https://youtu.be/B1R3dTdcpSU
  [10] https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
  [11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
  [12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz-FG
  [13]
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/baikonur.html
  [14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
  [15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_MS-10
  [16] https://spaceflightnow.com/tag/progress-71p/
  [17] https://youtu.be/aJy1u-N3NY0
  [18] https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
  [19] ap140803.html
  [20] ap160802.html
  [21] ap080514.html
  [22] ap151109.html
  [23]
https://timpeake.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2018/11/
Space_Station_20th_longest_continuous_timelapse_from_space
  [24]
https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/20/
iss-20th-anniversary-what-impact-has-it-had-on-science-so-far
  [25]
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/21/
three-humans-will-spend-thanksgiving-260-miles-above-earth/
  [26] ap161105.html
  [27]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Scientific_research_on_the_International_Space_Station
  [28]
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/
Alpha_Space_Small_Business_Makes_Big_Strides
  [29] https://www.universetoday.com/85322/what-is-low-earth-orbit/
  [30] https://twitter.com/NASAInSight
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