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A photo of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-74 crew taken from the space station Mir, November 12, 1995 (lemmy.world)
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[-] Subtracty@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago

The lighting is so fascinating. It is so stark on the ship and then just vast dark nothingness behind it. I guess it is obvious that space photography wouldn't have the shadows we have on the ground, but seeing photos like this always reminds me how small we all are.

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