ISS Update: Supermoon
Footage of the ‘supermoon’ of May 5, 2012 captured from the International Space Station by the Expedition 31 crew. The moon follows an elliptical orbit around Earth, and a supermoon occurs when a full or new moon appears at its closest orbit to Earth (perigree).
Deflated Supermoon
These amazing pictures were taken by ESA astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station on May 5, 2012, as the perigee full Moon rose and set behind the Earth’s limb. The Earth’s atmosphere bends light from the Moon, acting like a lens, completetly distorting its spherical shape.
Supermoon rise from the ISS
The supermoon of May 5, 2012, as seen from the International Space Station. Photographed by ESA astronaut and Expedition 30 flight engineer André Kuipers. The moon follows an elliptical orbit around Earth, and a supermoon occurs when a full or new moon appears at its closest orbit to Earth (perigree).
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San Francisco and California wine country - a favourite place on Earth.
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National Geographic Photographer of the Year: Mr. Tall Fox
he’s probably just going through his mid life crisis
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Paintings by Peter Peri
