A rather spectacular 20 second exposure taken by Andrew Dros at Kootwijkerzand in the Netherlands last weekend.
Hoping to photograph images of the Perseid meteor shower, he set up a self portrait and accidentally caught the International Space Station as it passed across the backdrop of the Milky Way.
Meanwhile…
Leah Burgess writes:
Taken last night in Waterford. Dungarvan in the distance. No many perseids about…
Jerome writes:
“I captured these images from Longford last night, as the International Space Station passed over. Each shot was a 30-second exposure. While I’m aware that they’re not technically perfect, I’m glad I finally had my s**t together while the sky was clear. Thought you might like to see them.”
My saddest photo yet. From #ISS we can actually see explosions and rockets flying over #Gaza & #Israel pic.twitter.com/jNGWxHilSy
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 23, 2014
