Iridium Flares.

Photo: Chris White

Today’s collaboration with Cellar Image of the Day brings us this gem of a photo from Earth Science Picture of the Day. The two streaks are Iridium flares, which happen when sunlight reflects off low-orbit Iridium satellites [wiki].

Link – Definitely check out Cellar IotD for more excellent photos (their 6 year’s worth of archives is amazing!)