The Milky Way and storms over Africa

International Space Station:

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station…The complete pass is over southern Africa to the ocean, focusing on the lightning flashes from local storms and the Milky Way rising over the horizon. The Milky Way can be spotted as a hazy band of white light at the beginning of the video.

What was your view when you woke up this morning?



One thought on “The Milky Way and storms over Africa”

  1. Not to mention comet Lovejoy after its trip through the sun’s corona, tail first visible around 7 seconds and its head exiting the top of the image at about 16 seconds. That is a beautiful video.

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