Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Lightning Below

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 2, 1995 is “Lightning Below,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA, STS-55 Crew.. The original explanation runs about 75 words.

Lightning Below
Credit: NASA, STS-55 Crew. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“In May of 1993, the Space Shuttle Columbia orbited the Earth carrying the Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) science module and spacelab tunnel seen here riding in the shuttle’s payload bay. Below, thunderstorms rage over the cloudy Earth .”

— APOD editors, December 2, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 2, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA, STS-55 Crew.
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 75 words

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