Astronaut Kjell Lindgren photographed this spectacular lightning strike on Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday.
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This is just the latest lightning strike photo or video taken by various crewmembers aboard the ISS in recent years. However, what makes it unique is that you can see the reflection of the lightning strike on an ISS solar panel (top right). The photo also gives a beautiful view of space and the Earth's horizon.
(Kjell Lindgren/Twitter/NASA)
, so it's no surprise that ISS crewmembers are able to provide us with such amazing images. This breathtaking photo taken in January 2015 shows a lightning strike near the eye of
Lightning in the eye of Tropical Cyclone Bansi seen from the International Space Station Jan. 17, 2015.
( Sam Cristoforetti/Twitter/NASA)
On April 12, 2015, (lower right) alongside the night lights of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore (left).
Lightning strikes over Indonesia on April 12, 2015.
(Terry Virts/Twitter/NASA)
Finally, this short video provided by astronaut Terry Virtson May 9, 2015, shows an amazing number of lightning strikes in India as the ISS passed overhead.
NASA photo