Near orbital twilight, with low angled lighting, thunderheads rising high above the cloud layer produce steep shadows. …
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Near orbital twilight, with low angled lighting, thunderheads rising high above the cloud layer produce steep shadows. These shadows can be hundreds of miles long, adding a striking contrast between the white cloud tops and the shadowy valleys.
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