Posted on 12/11/2014 2:47:51 PM PST by BenLurkin
When you’re flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a point-and-shoot job. As NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains in this video, you need to account for the motion of your little craft to get the best pictures below. And Pettit should know, being a photographer who captured many stunning timelapses in space.
“Apart from everything else an astronaut does on orbit, photography is actually part of our job,” Pettit said in the video. “We take pictures of Earth and the surroundings of Earth, the upper atmosphere. These pictures, in themselves, represent a scientific dataset, recorded now for over 14 years.”
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How about trying it at escape velocity of 25,000 mph?
What's the problem?
Serious question though - the old advice of futility of doing it into the wind - no wind up there right? so - all is good? :-)
Better have your back to the wind, is all I’ve got to say.
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