.An astronaut aboard the International Space Station popped this image of the Moon as the place orbited 265 kilometers above the U.S. state of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021.Astronauts aboard the periodic laboratory take pictures utilizing portable digital video cameras, typically through home windows in the place's cupola, for Staff Planet Observations. Workers participants have actually generated manies thousands of photos of the Moon and also Earth's property, oceans, as well as ambience.On Sunday, Sept. 14, 2024, International Observe the Moon Night, everyone in the world is invited to discover lunar science, join celestial observations, and tribute cultural and also private connection to the Moon. Locate an occasion to take part the party.Photo debt: NASA, ESA/Matthias Maurer.