
The Last Shuttle Images of Earth
More Aurora July 14
Another spectacular view of the Aurora Australis captured by a crew member. Part of the orbiter boom sensor system (OBSS) is seen, as it was attached on the end of the shuttle's robotic arm (out of frame). A part of the port side wing of the shuttle is at right.
East Coast July 16
While flying above the Atlantic Ocean , one of the members of the joint Atlantis-International Space Station crews took this photo of the Delmarva Peninsula, occupied by Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, from the orbiting complex.
Airglow and Auroras July 17
Airglow and the Aurora Australis intermingle on Earth's horizon in a digital image photographed by one of the members of the joint Atlantis-International Space Station crews.
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