Nasa astronaut tweets picture of massive moon, photo goes viral

Nasa astronaut Matthew Dominick, who has been on the International Space Station (ISS) since March, recently captured a stunning image of a massive moon setting over the Pacific. The photo, taken from the ISS, has garnered significant attention on social media.

“Went to the cupola to shoot Tropical Storm Hone near Hawaii but right after we passed by the storm the moon started to set,” Dominick explained in his post.

The image displays the moon with blue hues in the foreground, a visual effect created by Earth's atmosphere and clouds. The technical details of the photograph, as provided by Dominick, include a 400mm lens, ISO 500, a 1/20000s shutter speed, f2.8 aperture, and that the image was cropped and denoised.



The post has attracted over 5 lakh views, approximately 6,000 likes, and has sparked an enthusiastic discussion among users. One user questioned the shutter speed, speculating if it was a typo. Dominick clarified,

“Not a typo. f2.8 is a contributor. Also shooting bracketed shots at (5F, 1EV steps, 20 fps) because the moon sets quickly due to our orbital speed. Not a lot of time to adjust settings. Best just to shoot a lot.”

In other news, NASA has decided to keep two astronauts, who have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June, untill February.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come back in a SpaceX capsule in February. Their empty Starliner capsule will undock in early September and attempt to return on autopilot with a touchdown in the New Mexico desert.