A favorite view of astronauts living on the International Space Station is an orbital sunrise or sunset. The crew has plenty of opportunities to capture the spectacular views since the station orbits the Earth 16 times a day. Pic 1) The sun's rays burst above Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Western Australia on the coast of Shark Bay. Pic 2) The first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminate Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above southern Mozambique near the coast of the Mozambique channel. #astronaut #earth #sun #sunrise #sunset #horizon #atmosphere #westernaustralia #australia #sharkbay #mozambique #international #space #station