This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: contrast +50 percent, north arrow added. The original can be viewed here: Alacran ESC large ISS006 ISS006-E-52094.JPG: . Modifications made by
Ratzer1.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the
Soviet/
Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The
SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use.
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