What are you daydreaming of with this as your view?⁣:

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Peering through the International Space Station's (@iss) cupola, or "window to the world," the western coast of Chile is visible.⁣

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Cupola, the ultimate breakfast nook, is a small module designed for the observations outside the station, such as robotic activities, the approach of vehicles and spacewalks. Station members frequently point their cameras outside the cupola and photograph landmarks on Earth. The windows are equipped with shutters to protect them from contamination and collisions with orbital debris or micrometeorites.⁣

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Image description: The Earth is pictured from the seven windows of the cupola on the International Space Station. Six of the windows are parallelogram-shaped, forming a circle, around the seventh window that is circle shaped. Through a window on the left, one of the orbiting laboratory's solar arrays can be seen; in the center, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus capsule's cymbal-shaped solar array is peeking in, and in the bottom right corner window, the Roscosmos segment of the station is visible. The dark interior of the space station contrasts with the illuminated Earth below.⁣

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Credit: NASA⁣

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22 November  2023