thats an amazeing shot .. ?..but not from the ISS
I remember seeing a video of the worlds higest parachute jump from 1960
the quote here describes what i saw pretty well ..particularly the last bit
the whole sky WAS jet black and it was so high you could see whole continents below.
Quote:
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"On Aug. 16, 1960, Kittinger set the world's record (which remains unbroken) for the longest (19.5 miles) and fastest (4 minutes and 36 seconds) skydive. He reported his experience in National Geographic. His epic dive started from a helium balloon that he floated to an altitude of 102,800 feet (31,330 m). This high, the sky is black and the Sun intense."
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Also the view as he fell away from the balloon was haveing you wonder if he
might miss a whole continent. I think he had oxygen for quite a bit of the early fall as he was moveing through virtually no atmosphere .