Photo credit: Andrew McCarthy via PetaPixel
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured the International Space Station (ISS) being illuminated while transiting the waxing crescent Moon. This amazing shot was captured using two telescopes, mainly due to the fact that he misses around 75% of these shots because of equipment failure or weather, in the very warm Sonoran Desert.
How hot was it? Around 105-degrees Fahrenheit, but the transit occurred at 16:40, which made the Moon much lower contrast. This meant that it was difficult to focus using his equipment, but the second telescope came through, as it helped eliminate variables, while also being able to use both color as well as monochrome cameras. The final image is a mosaic of all the shots captured during the session.
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The full shot makes it feel like the ISS is orbiting the moon, making me yearn for the future when the Lunar Gateway is an occupied fixture in lunar orbit,” said McCarthy.
