Earth's atmosphere in stunning sunrise from space

[anam_moon]

The layers of the Earth's atmosphere are clearly visible as the sun rises over central Asia

Comments

[jackkansas.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful, although it's a little scarey to see how thin the atmosphere is compared to the Earth. Standing on the ground, I tend to think of the atmosphere as "going up forever," while I'm not conscious of the "depth" of the Earth. I remember the first time I actually calculated the actual values, apprehensive at just how thin the atmosphere actually is. Thanks for posting this!

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Very pretty. Reminds me of how much i've liked watching sunsets while on a jetliner.