The world of light outside the space station

Fanciful colors of light are captured by astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS).

These are images recorded by Don Pettit, astronaut of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA).

Light sources taken from ISS include aurora band, meteor shower or night light in cities on Earth.In the picture are streaks of meteor shower from a close distance.

According to Don Pettit, there are many sources of light with different brightness in space.In the picture is the Earth's surface seen from the space station at an altitude of approximately 390km.

From the photographic position on the ISS, aurora forms a form that bends like giant soft silk strips.This is an optical phenomenon, characterized by the emergence of colorful light in the sky at night.The aurora produces light sources that constantly move and change, making them look like colored silk strips in the sky.

Most astronauts' images were taken from the ISS arch windows, which had views outside thespacestationand were equipped with 8 cameras.

Photography in this special environment requires dexterity when the space station moves at high speed.

Astronauts on ISS are required to capture images of the Earth and the surrounding landscape, considering it a data source that can serve scientific research.