No, This Image Was Not Taken from the Space Station, But it Sure Looks Like It
The Moon sets above the Continental Divide in Colorado from 86,000 feet. Taken June 27, 2013 on a meteorological balloon launched from Boulder, Colorado. Credit and copyright: Patrick Cullis.
I love those images taken from the International Space Station that show the Moon rising or setting above Earth’s limb, and when I first saw this image posted on Universe Today’s Flickr Group page, I thought someone had randomly posted one of those images taken by an astronaut on the ISS. But then I saw it was taken by Patrick Cullis, one of our “regulars” in our featured astrophotography posts.
This very beautiful, crisp and clear image was taken from a meteorological balloon at 86,000 feet (26,200 meters) above Earth, and it was no fluke that Patrick captured the Moon setting above Earth — it was planned.
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if you look at the original picture, about middle right just at the top of the blue hue is a blob or smudge
or………UFO?
I tried putting the picture through image programs, there’s defiantly something there but I don’t really know what I’m doing. If anyone see’s my comment and doe’s know how, have a look.
It’s the moon.
no, not that. Take a closer look you numpty.
Especially for numpty’s
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcullyphoto/9153793833/sizes/o/in/pool-1730698@N20/
At the bottom of the photo is a date, from the “7″ go straight up and look at the very edge of the blue.