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    That’s Not the Moon. I Won NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day After Capturing the International Space Station Pass Directly by Planet Venus in Broad Daylight. In Reality They Were 29 Million Miles Apart.
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    That’s Not the Moon. I Won NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day After Capturing the International Space Station Pass Directly by Planet Venus in Broad Daylight. In Reality They Were 29 Million Miles Apart.


    That’s Not the Moon. I Won NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day After Capturing the International Space Station Pass Directly by Planet Venus in Broad Daylight. In Reality They Were 29 Million Miles Apart.

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    1. Correct_Presence_936 on

      Equipment: Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25”, ZWO ASI662MC camera, UV/IR cut filter. Opted for no barlow as it would have narrowed the field of view too much. Exposure was at 1ms to ensure no motion blur for the station.

      When this was taken, the ISS was 250 miles away from Earth, while Venus was 30 million miles away (120,000 times farther). For this reason, they appear about the same size.

      This happened in a fraction of a tenth of a second, and I had to know exactly where and when to point. I used an umbrella to block the sunlight from my telescope.

      Just google “APOD April 11 2025” to see NASA’s page and description about this picture 🙂

    2. Fine_Ad_9020 on

      I actually saw this on the apod archive just yesterday and thought it was damn impressive! Very well done! Amazing picture

    3. Foxintoxx on

      Veyr impressive actually . The ISS must have been within the frzme only for a fraction of a second .

    4. 2ichie on

      Meh, the iss is too blurry for my liking. Couldn’t you focus the shot better?

      Haha totally kidding this pic of Venus is one of the best I’ve seen. Awesome timing.

    5. luckyirvin on

      Astronomy Picture of the Day is my homepage for a long time, and my ever-changing desktop background.

      And your shot is Epic, simply epic, Correct_Presence_936