ISST From Atlantis

i think i've made my feelings for the international space station quite clear, but philosophy aside, this is a pretty damn cool image taken from atlantis on its way home on saturday. (image credit: APOD)

International Space Station from Earth

truly the site of magnificent research and oh-so-worth it investments, but it does look pretty cute in this time-lapse movie made by an amateur astronomer in the uk. the arrow in the image above indicates the location of new 115ft-long solar panels recently added to the station. (credit: spaceweather.com)