Earth, the Orange Planet

Astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this mesmerizing photo of earth enveloped in an orange hue called airglow, a colorful band of light caused when nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere are energized by the UV radiation from the Sun.

Gorgeous!


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