Day 233. Once upon a #star over Southern India. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/ipT4AsDDir
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 15, 2015
The photo also gave new fodder to conspiracy theorists and UFO hunters who noted a cylindrical object at the top right hand corner of the photo. Some took to social media to thank Kelly for what they believed was an unspoken message affirming the presence of extraterrestrial beings. Rational explanations – the “object” is a projecting part of the space station that made it into the frame, or an effect created by overexposure to light – didn’t convince them.
Kelly is one of two astronauts on a mission to spend a whole year in space and has now lived on board the space station for 238 days. He has become a social media sensation for sharing breathtaking photos of the world. His incredibly artistic photos of different topographies, man-made structures and atmospheric phenomena hashtagged EarthArt are widely shared.
Take a look at some of the most spectacular images – rip tides in Mozambique, industrialised regions of China and Aurora Borealis – in Kelly’s large visual catalogue of his #YearInSpace.
Saw some big rip currents in #mozambique today. These can be very dangerous. Be careful. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/YzE0V4pKS2
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 19, 2015
#Bermuda out of the blue #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/7hVcwdLcDX — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 19, 2015
Shocked & saddened by terrorist attacks on #Paris Standing with #France from @space_station. Our thoughts are w you. pic.twitter.com/LLR7jK6gFe — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 14, 2015
One pass over industrialized #China 2 of 10. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/gBsnJ9CCLW
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 15, 2015
#Sinai Peninsula this morning from @space_station. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/54A8ftGuDF
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 2, 2015
#Halloween #EarthArt Some places of our world look other worldly. Boo! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/CwT86NtR5Y — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 31, 2015
#USA #EarthArt #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/tQRGFElElR — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 25, 2015
#Patricia's force isn't lost on me. Thoughts w friends & all in #Mexico #GoodNight from @space_station #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/FpulnNQleR
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 23, 2015
#EarthArt Across the Greatest Desert- #Sahara #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/1C3TqDybjt
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 17, 2015
#Himalayas, I like your cool edginess! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/wQoVI8N8KX — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 9, 2015
#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 17 of 17. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/vNutH1IMug — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 13, 2015
#EarthArt Looks like cubism over #USA #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/0U6UprxSb9
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 18, 2015
#NorthernLights mixed with the clouds below look rather imposing. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/n3TLEPNq5G
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 5, 2015
#ThrowbackThursday I admit, last week I took a #selfie at work. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/5MBzjXf7jq
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 12, 2015
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