Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 June 17 IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/zIqG42AD4Gw?rel=0 Planet Earth at Night II Video Credit: [3]NASA, [4]Gateway to Astronaut Photography, [5]ISS Expedition 53; Music: [6]The Low Seas (The 126ers) Explanation: Recorded during 2017, timelapse sequences from the International Space Station are compiled in this [7]serene video of planet Earth at Night. Fans of low Earth orbit can start by enjoying the view as green and red aurora borealis [8]slather up the sky. The night scene tracks from northwest to southeast across North America, toward the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida coast. A second sequence follows European city lights, crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and passes over a bright Nile river in northern Africa. Seen from the orbital outpost, erratic flashes of lightning appear in thunder storms below and stars rise above the planet's curved horizon through a faint [9]atmospheric airglow. Of course, from home you can always check out the [10]vital signs of Planet Earth Now. Tomorrow's picture: How many sides does northern Saturn have? __________________________________________________________________ [11]< | [12]Archive | [13]Submissions | [14]Index | [15]Search | [16]Calendar | [17]RSS | [18]Education | [19]About APOD | [20]Discuss | [21]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & [24]Jerry Bonnell ([25]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [26]Specific rights apply. [27]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [28]ASD at [29]NASA / [30]GSFC & [31]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zIqG42AD4Gw?rel=0 3. https://www.nasa.gov/ 4. https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ 5. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition53/index.html 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCh90tfSTgA 7. https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/BeyondThePhotography/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/ 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210114.html 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210418.html 10. https://climate.nasa.gov/earth-now/#/vitalsign?vitalsign=satellites&altid=0&animating=f&start=&end= 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230616.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 15. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 20. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230617 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230618.html 22. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 25. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 27. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 28. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 31. http://www.mtu.edu/