NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is making ready to fly residence aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on the finish of the seven-month Crew-8 mission, however he lately discovered time to snap an unimaginable night time shot that includes the Nile River, the Nile Delta, Cairo, and past.
“Moonlight illuminates Cairo and the Mediterranean on a largely clear night time,” Dominick wrote in a message accompanying the picture that was shared on X (previously Twitter) on Sunday.
“We had been up late final night time sleep-shifting in preparation for undocking and return to Earth within the subsequent few days,” Dominick continued. “Cairo at night time is one in all my favourite views. I’m joyful the timing labored out to see it another time earlier than we depart.”
Moonlight illuminates Cairo and the Mediterranean on a largely clear night time.
We had been up late final night time sleep shifting in preparation for undocking and return to Earth within the subsequent few days. Cairo at night time is one in all my favourite views. I’m joyful the timing labored out to see it one… pic.twitter.com/zLmVozPvfL
— Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) October 20, 2024
Captured from 250 miles above Earth, Dominick used a 50mm lens set at f1.2, 1/10 second, and ISO 3200. He doesn’t specify the digicam physique however going by his earlier work, it’s prone to have been a Nikon Z9.
Dominick, on his first mission to area, has been wowing followers with some unimaginable imagery taken throughout his seven months aboard the orbital outpost. However this newest shot should be one in all his most interesting night time photographs but.
The American astronaut is making ultimate preparations with three different astronauts for the return journey to Earth. The voyage has already been delayed as a consequence of poor climate situations within the splashdown zone off the coast of Florida.
NASA mentioned on Sunday that there had been “a marginal enchancment in forecast climate situations in potential splashdown websites off the coast of Florida for the return of the Crew-8 mission,” including that Crew-8 is at present concentrating on undocking from the ISS no sooner than 9:05 p.m. ET on Monday, October 21. It added that the earliest splashdown alternative for the Crew Dragon spacecraft is about 12:55 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 22.
