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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Some spectacular images of comets C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN) taken from space with auroras and airglow in the foreground. These photographs were taken in October from the International Space Station..

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3 images of comets and auroras/airglows.

Descriptions from the tweet -

1. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken.

2. This long-exposure photograph shows a bright aurora radiating above Earth as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) soared past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers). The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above northern Minnesota at the time of this photograph.

3. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken.

Link: https://x.com/Space_Station/status/1990956943788429385
3 images of comets and auroras/airglows. Descriptions from the tweet - 1. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken. 2. This long-exposure photograph shows a bright aurora radiating above Earth as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) soared past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers). The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above northern Minnesota at the time of this photograph. 3. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken. Link: https://x.com/Space_Station/status/1990956943788429385
3 images of comets and auroras/airglows. Descriptions from the tweet - 1. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken. 2. This long-exposure photograph shows a bright aurora radiating above Earth as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) soared past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers). The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above northern Minnesota at the time of this photograph. 3. Comet Swan (C/2025 R2) appears above Earth’s yellow-green airglow just before an orbital sunrise, at a distance of about 27.2 million miles (43.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland and Labrador when this photograph was taken. Link: https://x.com/Space_Station/status/1990956943788429385
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