Comet A3 rises up over the horizon just before orbital sunrise with aurora streaking by.
50mm, 1.2, 1/4s, ISO 6400.
The comet made its closest approach to the Sun at the end of September.
Comet A3 rises up over the horizon just before orbital sunrise with aurora streaking by. 50mm, 1.2, 1/4s, ISO 6400. | Matthew Dominick/NASA
Now, it is expected to pass by Earth around October 13.
Luckily, it was nothing the experienced astronauts couldn’t overcome.
It is totally awesome to see a comet from orbit, Pettit wrote onInstagram.
Comet A3 from the ISS. Shot with Nikon Z9, 85mm f1.4, 1/5th sec, ISO 12800, processed with Photoshop. | Don Pettit/NASA
The perspective of rising through the atmosphere on edge is truly unique from our vantage point.
The pair then used the software on the ISS that determine when orbital sunrise will occur.
it’s possible for you to imagine how we felt when it appeared.
Astronauts Matthew Dominick and Don Pettit have been following Comet A3 (TsuchinshanAtlas).
Comet A3 from the ISS.
Shot with Nikon Z9, 85mm f1.4, 1/5th sec, ISO 12800, processed with Photoshop.
So far Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks like a fuzzy star to the naked eye looking out the cupola windows.
This comet is going to make for some really cool images as it gets closer to the sun.
Comet rises above the horizon just before orbital sunrise amongst aurora and swirling satellites.
