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Hubble space telescope: third repair mission 12/1999

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-sou01-22480

Date

2006-11-14

The gold of the solar arrays, illuminated from behind by the sunrise, provides stark contrast to the blackness of space in this scene, photographed at the completion of the servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. Arching between the telescope and one of the solar panels is the thin line of Earth's atmosphere.