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Elderberry
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Amazing Shot Captures Space Station Flying Directly Across the Moon
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June 23, 2022, 07:52:24 pm »
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Photographer and astronomer Andrew McCarthy has shared a stunning new image he took of the International Space Station transiting in front of a sunlit Moon — and the details are absolutely breathtaking.
"Possibly my new favorite shot of all time," McCarthy gloated. "I woke up at 1:30 am this morning to capture a rare scene — the sunlit international space station transiting iconic craters over the last quarter Moon."
The transiting space station was only in frame of McCarthy's telescope for less than a quarter of a second, but the photographer was still able to capture a series of images he later turned into a magnificent video clip.
Over the Moon
The tight framing almost makes it seem like the ISS is hovering near the lunar surface. But in reality, the distance between the ISS and the Moon is approximately 1,000 times the distance between us and the space station at around 250,000 miles.
McCarthy also shared a zoomed out version of the once-in-a-lifetime shot, showing off the incredible color of the lunar surface.
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazing-shot-space-station-flying-across-moon
https://twitter.com/AJamesMcCarthy/status/1539319263097327616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539319263097327616%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffuturism.com%2Fthe-byte%2Famazing-shot-space-station-flying-across-moon
Andrew McCarthy
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Possibly my new favorite shot of all time. I woke up at 1:30am this morning to capture a rare scene- the sunlit international space station transiting iconic craters over the last quarter moon.
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Very nice!
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