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There is a lot going on right now on the @Space_Station, but fortunately we are all safe and witnessed a spectacular southern aurora show yesterday thanks to a recent solar event.
Jessica Meir
@Astro_Jessica
NASA Astronaut. Scientist. Mother. Explorer. Nature lover. Currently living on-board the @Space_Station supporting Expeditions 74 and 75.
- Given the location of the @Space_Station at the time of the total solar eclipse today, we saw only a partial eclipse, with a peak of around 18% sun coverage. Here’s how it looked from a window in the Russian segment about 45 minutes ago. Photo of the sun taken with a Nikon Z9,
- Timing is everything! Happened to be in the @Space_Station cupola as we passed over Mount Etna, and spotted a thick plume of smoke spouting from its caldera from its recent eruptions - another sign that our planet is ALIVE!
- While I wasn’t gazing at @astro_anil during last week’s spacewalk, my eyes were drawn downward to our majestic Mother Earth. Here’s how she looked from my spacesuit. Photo 1: Coastal view framed by the @Space_Station solar arrays. Photo 2: The sun sets behind our newly installed
- These long shadows cast by cumulus clouds (crepuscular rays) at sunrise caught my eye, their straight lines a juxtaposition of sorts among the curves of Earth and its clouds. Mother Nature seems to prefer softer edges.
