Nasa has released an incredible image of a not-so-mysterious ‘unusual spot on the moon’.
The photo was snapped from Earth as the International Space Station zoomed in front of the moon.
Its space snappers had to be quick, because the ‘transit’ of the ISS took just half a second.
Nasa wrote: ‘Using precise timing, the Earth-orbiting space platform was photographed in front of a partially lit gibbous Moon last month.
‘The featured image was taken from Palo Alto, California, USA with an exposure time of only 1/667 of a second. In contrast, the duration of the transit of the ISS across the entire Moon was about half a second.
‘A close inspection of this unusually crisp ISS silhouette will reveal the outlines of numerous solar panels and trusses. The bright crater Tycho is visible on the lower left, as well as comparatively rough, light colored terrain known as highlands, and relatively smooth, dark colored areas known as maria.’
If you want to have a go at photographing the ISS, just visit Nasa’s Spot The Station website to see when it’s going to fly overhead.
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