ISS passes through the disk of the moon: photo from NASA

The ISS is visible just to the right of the center of the moon. Photo: Bill Ingalls / NASA

Amateur photographers often take photos of celestial bodies, which are rare even among professional astronomers. But experts can work no worse than amateurs. Confirmation of the aforesaid can serve as a picture of the ISS, passing along the disk of the moon, made by a specialist photographer from NASA. The photographer had only 0.82 seconds to capture the station against the backdrop of our satellite. The photo was taken on August 2, 2015.

This is the second time in a few days that the moon has attracted the attention of astronomy lovers. July 31, we watched the " blue moon ", the second time - now, thanks to the above photo.

It is worth noting that taking a photograph of the ISS against the backdrop of the moon is not so difficult, but it requires a lot of exposure and preparation. “This is not the most difficult photo. The most important part is preparing, collecting data about when and where the ISS will be held, as well as exploring the capabilities and limitations of the equipment. Then it’s important to precisely determine your own coordinates and, moreover, good weather conditions. This was not our first attempt, so error tracking and repetition is a good lesson, ”said Bill Ingalls, NASA photographer.


Photo: Bill Ingalls / NASA

The team prepared well, and on August 2, during the passage of the ISS on the Moon’s disk, the necessary images were obtained. The station was moving at a speed of about 8 km per second. Despite the fact that in the image the ISS looks rather close to the Moon’s disk, the distance from the satellite to the station was 402,336 km. From the ISS, only 402 km to the Earth.