NASA astronaut shares single lightning strike picture from space. See photo
Astronaut Matthew shared single lightning strike picture from space, Check Now
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, aboard the International Space (ISS), frequently shares incredible pictures captured from space. In his recent post, he shared a beautiful shot of Earth from orbit. The photo thatcaptured a “single lightning strike” alsocaught everyone'sattention.
The astronaut posted the picture on X and wrote:“Green lights from fishing boats in Southeast Asia, city lights, a sun about to rise, and a single lightning strike in the left part of the frame that looks like a nebula. The camera is set up on an intervalometer to try and capture lighting. Found this image late in a sequence of about 1000 images."
Green lights from fishing boats in Southeast Asia, city lights, a sun about to rise, and a single lightning strike in the left part of the frame that looks like a nebula.
Camera setup on intervalometer to try and capture lighting. Found this image late in a sequence of about a… pic.twitter.com/dPmqhq5LjV — Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) August 15, 2024
He also added a closeup photo in the next post of the same X thread. “The way the lightning illuminates the clouds makes it look like a nebula to me (left side of the larger image above)," he mentioned in the caption.
The viral photo crossed over 74,000 views and garnered around 800 likes. The interesting post also prompted X users to share their thoughts.
“You’re grabbing some epic shots up there, Matthew,” said one user.
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Another X user commented, “I'm sure you want to come home someday, but I hope you never stop taking pictures and sharing with us! You have a great talent for this and I'll miss them when you come home.”
People were so astonished after looking at the photos that one user asked Mathew to click the picture of the moon, “Can you take a picture of the moon?”, an Xuser commented.
This wasfollowed by another person who wrote,“What caught my attention was all the stars visible while looking through Earth's atmosphere. I couldn't make out a single constellation though.”
Matthew Dominick joined NASA a few years ago and was launched to the ISS in March. He is scheduled to come back after six months.
(With inputs from agencies)