"Clouds swirl over the Gulf of Alaska and underneath the aurora borealis blanketing Earth's horizon in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above" on March 12, 2025. Photo credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [8256x5504]

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• The submitted photo and the submitted title are from "Clouds swirl over the Gulf of Alaska and underneath the aurora borealis" at https://images.nasa.gov/details/iss072e820937 ("iss072e820937").

 

• NASA Johnson, "A Giant Astronomical Machine | Down To Earth - S1:E2" "NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains how his perception of the Earth changed during his time aboard the space station.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8za0FFO8O0 from https://www.youtube.com/@ReelNASA ; video is from "Down To Earth" at https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8ashen/international_space_station_software_development/dx14w2x/ ("Donald R. Pettit")

  • Donald R. Pettit (/u/astro_pettit): https://www.nasa.gov/people/donald-r-pettit/ , https://old.reddit.com/user/astro_pettit/