Earth Observation

ISS036-E-027035 (31 July 2013) --- As the International Space Station was flying approximately 223 miles above eastern Europe on July 31, one of the Expedition 36 crew members exposed this image featuring part of the Canadian-built Space Station Remote Manipulator System or Canadarm2 in the foreground. Tiny lights of communities can be seen throughout the image, as well as a few stars in the upper right quadrant. The faint line of Earth's horizon is also visible in upper right.