Starry Nights and Snowy Lights: Space Station’s Stunning View of Eastern Canada

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Photo of eastern Canada captured on January 1, 2024, by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station., which tops out about 52 degrees north of the equator. The perspective includes a view of space station’s solar panels in the foreground, Earth’s horizon about 1,500 kilometers away, and celestial objects far in the distance. Lights, snow, and clouds brighten the winter scene on Earth.

Two of Canada’s provinces—Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador—are pictured along with the territory of Nunavut on the other side of the Hudson Strait. Toward Earth’s limb, the coast of Greenland is faintly visible beneath the clouds. Higher in the atmosphere,Thin cloud layers cover the Atlantic Ocean, while clearer skies prevail over the land exposing snow cover, the lights of small settlements, and rivers flowing toward Canada’s coast.

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