Astronaut on board the ISS snaps a breathtaking photo of the edge of the Earth, showing city lights 'battling it out' with the light from distant stars
Thomas Pesquet has been on the International Space Station since April 2021
He captured the image of the side view of the Earth with a bright orange glow
This glow is the Earth's sodium layer made up in part of destroyed meteors
It can be used by astronomers to create 'guiding stars' to improve telescopes
By Ryan Morrison For Mailonline
Published: 06:32 EDT, 8 September 2021 | Updated: 06:33 EDT, 8 September 2021
A breathtaking photo of the edge of the Earth, showing city lights 'battling it out' with lights from distant stars has been captured by an astronaut on the space station.
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured the image from the cupola of the ISS showing a delicate orange and green band around the world.
He posted the image on Twitter, writing: 'A night picture from the Cupola: sometimes star lights battle it out with city lights for who's the brightest and more beautiful.'
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