The space station is always in motion, but only rarely does orbital photography bring that movement to our screens on Earth. astronaut Matthew Dominick has an ongoing series of photos on social media showing life on the move in space. The, formerly Twitter, with an epic selfie showing himself moving through the U.S. Destiny module. He also takes images looking out the windows of the ISS, while"experimenting with long exposures," he says.
Two recent photo stacks showed star trails surrounding the solar panels of the ISS."In the last of five 30-second exposures, the sun cracked the horizon, creating the brilliant blue on the service module solar arrays," Dominick wrote on X."5 stacked images, 24mm, f4, ISO 800."The International Space Station with the glow of Earth below, in a timelapse photo stack. Above are star streaks. The photo series was posted by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick on June 25, 2024.
Dominick has received photography training along with other astronauts, but emphasized to another person that he is always eager to add to his skills."If you have ideas/thoughts shoot them my way,"to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at:
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