ESA shared a 2017 time lapse video of space which showcases the beautiful Earth on the day of Diwali?
Diwali festival was celebrated throughout india on november 12 this year. On the day, people light candles and diya outside their residences to welcome Goddess Laxmi in their homes. They wear new clothes and burn firecrackers during the festival. people decorate their homes with different lights and rangolis. In india, you can witness the decoration several days before the commencement of Diwali. On this occasion, a video from space has gone viral which shows the Earth decorated with colourful lights. With this, the european Space Agency (ESA) wished india a Happy Diwali.The ESA uploaded a 2017 time-lapse video of space which showcases the beautiful Earth on the day of Diwali. The decorated cities are seen shining like stars and galaxies in the video. Major portions of Earth are seen illuminated with lights while others appear dark. The video was initially shared by ESA in 2017. The video clip was captured by the astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France. It is now re-shared by the same agency on the occasion of diwali on the social media platform X ( formerly known as Twitter). It has gone viral again.Similarly, the American space agency nasa greeted everyone on the occasion of diwali with an image of a Liller 1 globular cluster. It compares the densely packed group of stars that are located 30,000 light-years from Earth to earthen lamps or diyas lit during Diwali. According to NASA. In the photo, the blue and golden stars are seen shining brightly in a dense area, giving a glimpse of the diwali celebration. According to nasa, the Liller 1 globular cluster contains thousands to millions of stars. They are roughly spherical. It is also considered an extraordinary globular cluster when compared to others because the stars inside it took more than the required time to form.