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    • Title China fishing
    • Released 15/11/2013 10:28 am
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      Cities and street lights are not the only things visible from the International Space Station at night. This picture taken with the automated camera aid Nightpod shows Chinese fishing boats using bright lights on the South-China Sea to attract fish to their nets.

      The village at the centre is unidentified. The image was taken by an astronaut on Expedition 30 and the frame number is 172306.

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    • Activity Human Spaceflight
    • Location China
    • Keywords International Space Station

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