Expedition 50 Supermoon
The Moon, or in this case a "supermoon," is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, Monday, November 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time, late November 17 in the United States) A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Number: NHQ201611140001
Date: November 14, 2016
Expedition 50 Supermoon
The Moon, or in this case a "supermoon," is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, Monday, November 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time, late November 17 in the United States) A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Number: NHQ201611140001
Date: November 14, 2016