Astronaut’s Viral Photo Shows ‘Single Lightning Strike’ From Space | See Pic

Matthew Dominick, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), frequently posts breathtaking images captured from space. In his latest post, he shares an image of city lights in Southeast Asia, a stunning view of Earth from orbit.

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“Green lights from fishing boats in Southeast Asia, city lights, a sun about to rise, and a single lightning strike in the left part of the frame that looks like a nebula. Camera setup on intervalometer to try and capture lighting. Found this image late in a sequence of about a 1000 images,” the astronaut wrote in the caption of the picture.

He also added a closeup photo in his post on the same X thread.

“The way the lightning illuminates the clouds makes it look like a nebula to me (left side of the larger image above),” he added.

The viral photo crossed over 74,000 views and nearly 800 likes. The post has further prompted  X users to share their comments.

One X user  praised the viral space photo, saying “You’re grabbing some epic shots up there, Matthew”. “I'm sure you want to come home someday, but I hope you never stop taking pictures and sharing with us! You have a great talent for this and I'll miss them when you come home,” added another.

A third commented, “What caught my attention was all the stars visible while looking through Earth's atmosphere. I couldn't make out a single constellation though.” 

“Can you take a picture of the moon?” fourth user asked.