Published 15:00 IST, January 11th 2021
NASA shares 'captivating' aerial imagery of illuminated US city from 263 miles above Earth
“What city would you want to look at if you were fluttering about in space in January?” NASA asked space aficionados alongside the illuminated city's photo.
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NASA shared captivating aerial imry of US city of Boston illuminated with lights. night time photograph of US city was taken from International Station (ISS) as it orbited 263 miles above Connecticut. Sharing picture that appeared like spider's web, NASA wrote on Instagram, "Much like delicate filaments of a spider's web, glowing lights of city of Boston seemingly spre from a central point." ncy informed that im was captured by crew onboard ISS as it was exactly orbiting 263 miles above Earth's surface.
"What city would you want to look at if you were fluttering about in on a Friday in January?" NASA asked aficionos, alongside Boston picture. NASA's ISS crew has often taken mesmeric ims of cities as y appeared from to give viewers a unique perspective about Earth’s territorial experience from several thousand feet above.
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89 miles lit-up stretch
One can see bright candescent lights that lit up in Central Park in Big Apple and street lights that illuminated Boston roways looked mesmerising from . ‘Last week by day, and this week by night, eir way, #Boston beholds quite a sight. Goodnight Boston,’ Meir wrote in her Instagram post. Boston city in Massachusetts stretches 89 miles and inhibit population of 685,000 citizens. photo rendered viewers wonder-struck as y mired beauty of city at night.
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Earlier, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA h shared a spectacular nighttime im of Dublin on March 17, 2017, from ISS on St. Patrick’s Day. im, taken at night, similarly featured a heavily lit up city shrouded with pare decorations that could be witnessed by ISS crew. Boston’s photos were also shared across NASA’s handle on Twitter and Instagram of Boston, New York City and Philelphia by Swedish-American astronaut from Expedition 61, Jessica Meir.
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15:00 IST, January 11th 2021