Russia's ISS Progress 77 cargo craft is pictured attached to the Pirs docking compartment as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest coast of Florida. This long duration photograph also shows the city lights of the Yucatan peninsula, Earth's airglow (a faint emission of light in the upper atmosphere), and a starry night sky.
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Russia's ISS Progress 77 cargo craft is pictured attached to the Pirs docking compartment as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest coast of Florida. This long duration photograph also shows the city lights of the Yucatan peninsula, Earth's airglow (a faint emission of light in the upper atmosphere), and a starry night sky.