# @astro_alex_esa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCwFi1npY9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35584039-astro-alex-esa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b33841d3c8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-17T17:42:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alexander Gerst (@astro_alex_esa) — https://gondola.cc/astro_alex_esa

## Caption

If you ever wondered just how thin the atmosphere is, look at these photos. A few seconds before sunrise we get a really good sideways view through the atmosphere. You can see some thunderstorm clouds – and not much above them...
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Credit: ESA/NASA-A.Gerst .
#Atmosphere #Weather #Horizons #SpaceViews #ESA #ISS

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## Tags

iss, horizons, atmosphere, spaceviews, esa, weather

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