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Astronaut Shares Four Dazzling Night Cycles From Space
Astronaut Anil Menon shared pictures of nighttime from space.
The pictures were combined into a short video.
They show four night cycles through a window on Dragon.
A bot stitched the pictures together.
Menon said the original pictures were not changed.
He used a special Nikon camera and long exposures to take them.
Small lights moving across the pictures were probably Starlink satellites.
Many people online said the view was beautiful and made Earth seem delicate.
Anil Menon shared a video showing four night cycles captured from space.
The images were taken through Dragon’s port window.
A bot stitched the video together without changing the underlying photographs.
Menon used a Nikon Z9, 15-second exposure, ISO 800, 14mm lens, and f/1.4 aperture.
Moving points of light were likely Starlink satellites, prompting amazement from social media users.
- Who
- Astronaut Anil Menon shared the visuals.
- What
- A video shows four night cycles photographed from space, with likely Starlink satellites moving across the frame.
- Where
- Through Dragon’s port window, from space.
- When
- The article does not specify when the photographs or post were made.
- Why
- Menon shared the visuals to offer people a view of nighttime from space.
Key facts
- Photographer
- Astronaut Anil Menon
- Scenes shown
- Four night cycles
- Viewpoint
- Dragon’s port window
- Camera
- Nikon Z9
- Exposure
- 15 seconds at ISO 800
- Lens and aperture
- 14mm lens at f/1.4
- Possible satellites
- Likely Starlink satellites
Quotes
Social media user
Commenter reacting to Menon's space imagery.
“We exist in just a thin little portion of that tiny atmosphere layer. It makes life feel exceptionally delicate, like we are in something even smaller than an aquarium.”
NDTV
“It is so beautiful.”
NDTV
Anil Menon
Astronaut who shared the space video and its photographic details.
“The nights are dark and full of wonder.”
NDTV
Sources
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