# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP5F3apBnP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25764308-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-31T15:47:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Shooting for the stars... 🌟 

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps used her unique vantage point aboard the ISS to capture the perfect shot: a long-exposure photo of Earth as stars glittered above the atmosphere. 

Setting the camera’s light sensitivity (ISO) to 3200—a higher sensitivity used to capture more detailed images in low-light conditions—Epps positioned her lens in one of the space station’s many windows and clicked the shutter. What resulted 68 seconds later was a stunning portrait showcasing streaks of city lights across Western Australia, with swirls of stars above Earth’s golden-red atmosphere. 

Photographs like this show just how quickly the space station—and astronauts aboard—moves as it orbits our home planet: a whopping 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kph). It also gives our NASAAstronauts novel opportunities to try out new camera techniques that may just result in a spectacular view for us to enjoy here on Earth as well. 

Image description: In the bottom half of this image, displayed over two slides, Earth glows in hues of gold as a red atmospheric glow curves above. Yellow city lights streak across Earth horizontally, as star trails create a circular pattern in motion directly above. 

Credit: NASA/Jeanette Epps 

#NASA #Earth #Astrophotography #Space #SpaceStation #Astronaut #ISS #Photography #Stars #StarTrails

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spacestation, earth, nasa, astrophotography, iss, space, photography, astronaut, startrails, stars

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