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ISS Astronaut Tim Peake Documents Spectacular View of a Thunderstorm's Anvil
[font size="4"]International Space Station Astronaut Tim Peake Documents Spectacular View of a Thunderstorm's Anvil[/font]
Brian Donegan
Published: June 1, 2016
Thunderstorms are fascinating to observe from the ground, but seeing one from outer space is even more spectacular. The image below, which shows the anvil of a thunderstorm, was posted to British astronaut Tim Peake's Twitter account on Tuesday.
Peake is a flight engineer for the European Space Agency, and he snapped this stunning photo from the International Space Station (ISS), where he has resided for the last 169 days.
The anvil is the flat top of a cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud, which stands out remarkably in this photo.
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In Peake's Twitter posts, he did not specify which region of Earth the ISS was passing over when he snapped the fascinating picture, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the sight.
Brian Donegan
Published: June 1, 2016
Thunderstorms are fascinating to observe from the ground, but seeing one from outer space is even more spectacular. The image below, which shows the anvil of a thunderstorm, was posted to British astronaut Tim Peake's Twitter account on Tuesday.
Peake is a flight engineer for the European Space Agency, and he snapped this stunning photo from the International Space Station (ISS), where he has resided for the last 169 days.
The anvil is the flat top of a cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud, which stands out remarkably in this photo.
~*~
In Peake's Twitter posts, he did not specify which region of Earth the ISS was passing over when he snapped the fascinating picture, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the sight.
