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Anil Menon Shares Star Trails Over India and Vietnam
Anil Menon took two pictures from a space station.
Both pictures show trails made by stars.
One picture looks yellow and gold over India.
The color comes from bright city lights below.
The other picture was taken closer to Vietnam.
Fishing boats can be seen shining on the ocean.
A red streak stands out in the darker scene.
People online praised Menon’s photographs.
Astronaut Anil Menon shared two star trail images from a space station.
One image shows a yellow-gold glow over India created by city lights.
The images were made from compiled 15-second exposures.
The second image was taken closer to Vietnam, with fishing boats visible on the ocean.
A red streak contrasts with the darker surroundings in the Vietnam image, prompting enthusiastic social media reactions.
- Who
- Astronaut Anil Menon shared the images.
- What
- He shared two star trail photographs showing contrasting views of Earth.
- Where
- The images were taken from a space station, with views over India and closer to Vietnam.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the images were taken or shared.
- Why
- Menon shared the photographs to show the dramatically different scenes created by city lights and fishing boats.
Key facts
- Photographer
- Astronaut Anil Menon
- Number of images
- Two
- India image
- A yellow-gold view created by city lights
- Vietnam image
- A darker ocean scene with visible fishing boats
- Exposure method
- Compiled 15-second exposures
- Distinctive feature
- A red streak appears in the image closer to Vietnam
- Public reaction
- Social media users praised the photographs
Quotes
Social media user
User reacting to Menon's images.
“Luminous Earth highways.”
NDTV
“Great shots, Anil.”
NDTV
Anil Menon
Astronaut who shared the photographs from space.
“Two dramatically different star trail images.”
NDTV
Sources
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