Melting Moonbeams? Atmospheric Refraction at Moonset | International Space Station

Melting Moonbeams? Atmospheric Refraction at Moonset | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui: 

". . . This is a video of the Moon taken at the time when you all were probably gazing at it. If you couldn't see the Mid-Autumn full Moon due to bad weather, please watch this one; if you did see it, try comparing it with the ground!"

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Kimiya Yui

Duration: 50 seconds 

Release Date: Oct. 6, 2025

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