Photography from the International Space Station

Posted by S World Electronics INC on September 6th, 2019

Clicking photographs by pointing towards the stars is a massive avenue. People still love to explore and literally have little to no knowledge compared to what they had ever since the beginning of human civilization.

There are so many unanswered questions right now. People have got hold of many questions than answers when it comes to space. The final frontier is technically the biggest thing ever. Right after the planet, space is the last one to take care of.

As far as photography is concerned, people do take sufficient measures to click their favorite type of pictures. Irrespective of what the initial conditions are, the requirements to click a pic or two must be seen through.

As far as astrophotography is concerned, people do use multiple brands. However, Nikon Cameras are well known for their impeccable features and the accessories that help in providing some of the most breathtaking images one can click.

Now, the most ideal camera accessories that one needs to have are:

• Long-range Lenses

• Lens Filters

• Tripods etc.

Apart from these, a common feature, known as the shutter speed should be slow. This will help in getting a lot of light into the shutter and fall on the image sensor. Low-light photography will be coming out considerably well then.

Now, things take a complete U-turn if we take the International Space Station into consideration. All of you must have seen astronauts and cosmonauts clicking pictures of our planet Earth. They would be flying on top of us. The International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes.

This means that they can traverse around the planet a whopping 16 times a day. Orbiting at a distance of 408kms from the surface of the Earth, they figure out accordingly what their gear needs to be and how they have to click the pictures.

First and foremost, there is no particular blockage unless the ISS is on the other side of the planet. The glare from the Sun will be absolutely blinding and proper positioning needs to be taken care of.

As far as the shutter speed is concerned, enough light will be getting reflected on the dayside of the planet. So, a faster shutter speed would be decent. On the other hand, a slower one on the nightside of the planet will be really helpful.

The choice of equipment remains pretty personal as any camera would work really well. The presence of Image Stabilization would be really handy.