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Tournament Earth – Astronaut Photography Edition, NASA Earth Observatory
THESE unearthly images show rare perspectives of the planet. Taken from the International Space Station, they were chosen for this year’s Tournament Earth, a NASA space photography contest, which this time features images taken by astronauts.
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The annual knockout competition lets the public vote for their favourite shot, pitting pairs of photos against one another in a succession of rounds until a winner is crowned. Out of the 32 photos shortlisted this year from those taken from the ISS over 20 years, just two are still in the running:
Lake Van, Turkey (main image) by Kate Rubins and
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Voting for final round of astronaut photo contest set to end on April 12 Sena Güler | 07.04.2021
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In the battle between the best photos taken by astronauts, the showdown came down to a unique Turkish lake versus stars in the heavens.
The photos, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), are in the final of a special NASA contest.
The Tournament Earth competition, which kicked off on March 8, features more than two decades of snapshots by spacewalkers.
The last photos standing in the final include a 2012 composite of stars in motion over the Americas, shot by astronaut Don Pettit, and an alkaline lake in eastern Turkey – Lake Van – captured in 2016 by astronaut Kate Rubins, according to NASA’s online Earth Observatory.
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