NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared a stunning photo he recently took while aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The photo shows a large sized Moon rising above the horizon, which also includes clouds several hundred kilometers below.
“Went to the cupola to shoot Tropical Storm Hone near Hawaii but right after we passed by the storm the moon started to set,” wrote Dominick, stationed aboard the ISS since March.
In addition to working on various science projects while aboard the orbiting laboratory, Dominick also gained a reputation as a talented photographer. The astronaut shares his photos with more than 17,000 followers on social network X (formerly Twitter). The photos include not only the Earth and its surroundings, but also the interior of the space station. He also likes to test different camera settings to experiment with certain photographic techniques such as multiple exposures.
What makes Dominick’s work particularly interesting is his readiness to share the tricks of his profession: most of his photo posts contain details about how he took each shot.
Astronauts who photograph Earth from aboard the International Space Station often take pictures from the Cupola module with seven windows, which offers a panoramic view of our planet and space. It was from this panoramic module that Dominick took his extraordinary picture of the Moon.
Another astronaut who spent quite a lot of time in Cupola to take incredible pictures of Earth was Thomas Pesquet. The Frenchman showed how much planning it took to get the images, and his efforts certainly returned.
Earlier we showed amazing photos of the Super Blue Moon from Ukraine and the world.
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