Astronaut Captures Photo From Orbit of Astronomers Flashing Space Station
This past Sunday, a group of amateur astronomers in San Antonio, Texas successfully “flashed” the International Space Station with …
How Those Amazing International Space Station Time-Lapse Photos Are Shot
Over the past year, there have been a number of jaw-dropping (and viral) time-lapse videos created from the amazing …
Jaw-Dropping Time-Lapse Shots of Earth
Between August and October of this year, the crew onboard the International Space Station used a Nikon D3S (at high ISOs) to capture photographs of Earth as they zipped around it at 17,000mph. Michael Konig then took the footage and compiled it into this eye-popping time-lapse video showing what our planet looks like from up there.
Composite Nighttime Space Photo Shows India’s Growth Over the Years
This amazing image might look like a computer generated graphic, but it’s actually …
Time-Lapse of the Auroras From Above
Inspired by the incredible ISS time-lapse that went viral recently, YouTube user …
How NASA Modifies the Nikon D2Xs DSLR for Space
Ever wonder what the bulky white coverings NASA uses on its DSLRs is for? Popular Photography sent the agency some questions regarding its use of the Nikon D2Xs, and found out some interesting details about astronaut photo gear.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Re-entering the Atmosphere for the Last Time
As Space Shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station to head back to Earth for the final time, one …
NASA Accuses Astronaut of Swiping Moon Camera, Sues to Get It Back
Between 1969 and 1972, NASA left 12 Hasselblad cameras on the moon to make room for moon …
There are 12 Hasselblad Cameras on the Surface of the Moon
Last week we shared about how astronauts left some Nikon DSLR gear to burn up in the …
A Mirror Self-Portrait Taken 200 Miles Up
Here’s a photograph we’ve all taken… only in our bathroom mirror. NASA astronaut Michael Fincke shot …
NASA Astronaut’s Photography Manual
NASA has a long history of using Hasselblad cameras in space and, interestingly enough, you can download the Astronaut's Photography Manual used to train astronauts from Hasselblad's website. It covers everything from operating the Hasselblad 500EL/M to composition, using situations unique to astronauts in its examples and illustrations.
How Nikons Are Used in Space
Most of you probably know the astronauts on the ISS use a lot of Nikon gear for their photography.
Astronaut Tweets Earth Photos from Space
For the past two weeks, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been beaming down photographs of Earth from the International Space Station using his TwitPic account. The photographs, taken with a Nikon D2Xs, show various cities and landmarks around the world as the ISS flies roughly 200 miles overhead at an average of 17,227 mph.