Timelapse video of Earth and the Milky Way
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has already shared images of the moon from the ISS. Now he shows a time-lapse video with a fascinating perspective.
(Image: Matthew Dominick/NASA)
Last week, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick posted impressive images of an unusually large moon above the Earth on X (formerly Twitter). Now he has also created and published a time-lapse video from on board the International Space Station (ISS). The 27-second video shows the Earth, an aurora, the Milky Way and the ISS itself. The recording offers a special perspective of the Earth and the Milky Way, which can rarely be seen from Earth with such clarity due to light and air pollution.
Astronaut and star photographer
Dominick, who has been on the ISS since March, took the photos by setting the camera to take a picture every two seconds. He used an exposure time of 1.6 seconds, a 15mm lens at f/1.8 and ISO 6400. He then stitched the final images together.
The NASA astronaut has gained a large following on social media with his photos and a reputation as a talented space photographer. Not only does he enjoy sharing his images, he also likes to talk about his techniques and camera settings. Regarding his time-lapse videos, he says that they are particularly effective for showing slow changes and that he often selects the best single images from these series. Later this month, Dominick will be joined on the ISS by Don Pettit, an experienced NASA astronaut and well-known space photographer, from whom he hopes to learn a thing or two.
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