U.S. astronaut Randolph Bresnik has published a picture of Kyiv he took from the International Space Station, the orbiting scientific outpost that has been circling the planet since 1998.
Bresnik posted the photo of Kyiv at night on his Facebook page on Dec. 12, along with photos of Dublin, Ireland, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Even from space, the various districts of the Ukrainian capital are clearly visible, picked out by street lighting.
“Good night from International Space Station. Kyiv Ukraine, Dublin Ireland, Copenhagen Denmark, Edinburgh Scotland,” the post reads.
American NASA astronaut Randolph Bresnik published a picture of Kyiv in daytime on Oct. 22. (Facebook/ NASA Astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik) (Facebook/ NASA Astronaut Randy "Komrade" Bresnik)
Previously, on Oct. 22, the astronaut published two pictures of Kyiv in daytime. Large features such as Olympic Stadium, bridges and Kyiv International Airport can be made out in the photos.
Bresnik is part of the NASA expedition crew that arrived at the station in July. He regularly posts pictures of various locations around the Earth that he takes from orbit, 408 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
