Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft

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A series of photographs taken by Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft not only reveal space imagery but also focus on their dwellings and earthly structures.
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The China Manned Space Agency on Tuesday released photos taken by Chinese astronauts during their ride in the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Tang Hongbo / China Manned Space Agency

Astronaut Tang Hongbo captures the Gulf of Guinea from his bedroom in the spacecraft on July 21 after finishing a series of training activities.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Tang Hongbo / China Manned Space Agency

The twinkling lights over the North African continent on July 30

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Tang Hongbo / China Manned Space Agency

The core module flies across over the Ethiopian Highland at 6:32am (Beijing time) on August 8, with the outline of the Somali Peninsula pointing in the direction of the sun in the distance.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Tang Hongbo / China Manned Space Agency

Tang Hongbo and his twin calf dolls look out together from the porthole on August 13.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Tang Hongbo / China Manned Space Agency

Tang Hongbo takes a photo of his bedroom on August 18.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Nie Haisheng / China Manned Space Agency

Astronaut Nie Haisheng takes a photo of the night view of Beijing at 9:29pm on August 24. The "golden glittering star" on the right of the photo is the Beijing Daxing International Airport.

Astronauts capture celestial images from spacecraft
Nie Haisheng / China Manned Space Agency

The solar panel of the core module captured over the Pacific at 9:41pm on August 24


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