In today's image, we see a nebula, not out in space, but in our own atmosphere on Earth. This is the result of the exhaust of a rocket taking a crew up to the International Space Station. Two bright dots near the middle are the second stage capsule carrying the astronauts and the first stage returning to Earth.

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