Nationwide Aeronautics and Area Administration (NASA) astronaut Matthew Dominick lately shared a shocking picture on social media, displaying the moon descending over the Pacific Ocean from a novel angle.
Dominick, who has been aboard the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) for 4 months, captured the picture from area and shared the distinctive view with the world by way of NASA’s Instagram account.
“The moon setting over the Pacific. We went as much as the dome to movie Tropical Storm Hone close to Hawaii, however shortly after we handed the storm the moon started to set,” Dominick captioned the picture.
The picture, which exhibits the Moon in opposition to a backdrop of blue hues from Earth’s ambiance and clouds, instantly went viral on-line.
Giving technical particulars in regards to the magnificent picture, he wrote: “400mm, ISO 500, shutter pace 1/20000s, f2.8, cropped, no noise.”
Whereas some netizens have been impressed by the sweetness, one Instagram consumer highlighted: “To assume it nonetheless takes virtually 3 days to get to the moon. The vastness of area is so humbling and so lovely.”
The picture was printed days after the US area company shared one other picture of the moonrise — additionally captured by Dominick — from a “distinctive vantage level” contained in the ISS.
The picture confirmed a crescent moon seen above Earth’s ambiance, which resembled ocean-blue water.
“Layers of orange and black seem beneath the horizontal band of blue that runs throughout the middle of the picture. The crescent moon is white and stands out in opposition to the blackness of area,” NASA mentioned within the caption.
