Tokyo Olympics 2020: NASA Shares Breath-taking Visuals to Mesmerize Sports Fans

Tokyo Olympics 2020: NASA Shares Breath-taking Visuals to Mesmerize Sports Fans

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It is not an unfamiliar context that the Tokyo Olympics is being held in extremely tough circumstances. With the covid-19 cases also significantly rising in the locality, the Olympic village is being taken utmost care of. NASA shared mesmerising pictures to impress netizens all around the globe as the Tokyo Olympics sparkles from above in extreme darkness.  

To those who are not aware, NASA posted a satellite image of the nocturnal view of Tokyo as myriad lights clustered to brighten up the city hosting the international sporting event. The picture captured in a midnight blue frame featured the silver lining of the Japanese coast. 

NASA Shares Mesmerizing Photos of Tokyo Olympics 2020 

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In its caption, NASA mentioned that the picture was taken by US astronaut Shane Kimbrough from the International Space Station (ISS). The caption read, “The Olympic games light up the night. Tokyo glows bright with the magic of the Olympics in this image captured by NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough from the vantage point of the International Space Station.” 

Tokyo Olympics Image by NASA
Tokyo Olympics Image by NASA

Netizens were left in awe at the breath-taking image shared by NASA, as one user commented, “As always great images. Priceless. Thanks.” Another Instagram user, who could not believe that the picture was real and not edited commented, “Really I can’t believe that. Thanks NASA.”

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Tokyo Olympics 2020

Moreover, this particular picture highlighted the coastal borders of the city and the lights that brighten up the city visible from space. Captioning the post NASA wrote, “Hey, Istanbul. You’re glowing. Check out the night lights of one of Turkey’s cities, split by the Bosphorus Strait and the Golden Horn.” NASA further mentioned that the image was captured on May 10, 2021, from ISS as it orbited 423 kilometres above the Black Sea.

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