News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Science. From their lofty perch on the ISS, astronauts have an unrivalled perspective on the world.
Now a new image taken from the space station reveals just how tiny the Earth — and everything in it — can appear from their point of view. The photograph taken miles km above Earth, shows a single aircraft flying just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas. Scroll down for video. Can you spot it? The aircraft is so small that it can only be seen when zooming in, shown as a white silhouette against the blue ocean. Instead, the astronaut wanted to capture the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them.
According to Nasa, this is one of the most recognisable points on the planet for astronauts on the space station. The string of cays -stretching 8. The plane can be seen in the boxed area in this image. The astronaut originally wanted to capture the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. The aircraft is so small that it can only be seen when zooming in, shown as a white silhouette again the blue ocean.
Construction of the ISS began on 20 November The astronaut with the steady hand is not named. The photograph joins an illustrious lineup of recent images from the space station. In August, Scott Kelly, currently in the middle of a year-long ISS stay, shared a photo of an aurora glowing along the curvature of the Earth. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read.
Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Astronaut photographs a single airplane from space It's a long way from the space station down to Earth, but an astronaut still managed to photograph a tiny airplane from orbit.
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