This Perseid Meteor Was Photographed from a Very Special Place
source: http://gizmodo.com/5830774/this-perseid-meteor-was-photographed-from-a-very-special-place
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NASA astronaut Ron Garan has captured something remarkable. A shooting star. Not in his hand or with his telescope, but with a camera. Still not impressed? He did this while orbiting above the meteor!
It's one of the more impressive space-related photos I've seen in a while. Meteor showers are nothing remarkable for we earthbound folk, but rarely do we get the chance to see a meteor as it falls into the atmosphere.
"What a 'Shooting Star' looks like #FromSpace Taken yesterday during Perseids Meteor Shower..." Garan said yesterday while aboard the ISS. He made the update to his Twitter account, as he neared the end of a six-month stay.
http://gizmodo.com/5830774/this-perseid-meteor-was-photographed-from-a-very-spec...
It's one of the more impressive space-related photos I've seen in a while. Meteor showers are nothing remarkable for we earthbound folk, but rarely do we get the chance to see a meteor as it falls into the atmosphere.
"What a 'Shooting Star' looks like #FromSpace Taken yesterday during Perseids Meteor Shower..." Garan said yesterday while aboard the ISS. He made the update to his Twitter account, as he neared the end of a six-month stay.
http://gizmodo.com/5830774/this-perseid-meteor-was-photographed-from-a-very-spec...
