Sprites, Camera, Action!

An astronaut photographed the atmospheric phenomenon, associated with lightning, during a stormy night over North America.

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Astronaut photograph ISS071-E-234765 was acquired on June 26, 2024, with a Nikon Z9 digital camera using a focal length of 28 millimeters. The image was captured during the acquisition of timelapse ISS071-230987-234857. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The timelapse was taken by a member of the Expedition 71 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Sara Schmidt, GeoControl Systems, JETS II Contract at NASA-JSC.

Published October 6, 2024
Data acquired June 26, 2024

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography