Photographer AJ Smadi Captures Second-Ever Photo of Venus and ISS Together
On Saturday at 6:38 p.m., photographer AJ Smadi succeeded in capturing the second-ever image featuring both the International Space Station (ISS) and Venus in a single frame from Edmonds, Washington. Smadi had previously taken the first such photograph. Venus, which has recently moved out from behind the Sun, is more than half illuminated and located 135 million kilometers (84 million miles) away from the ISS, roughly the length of a football stadium. For this shot, Smadi carefully planned his approach, utilizing a 1/150-second exposure and stacking 10 frames to enhance detail, with a 9.25-inch Celestron telescope and a ZWO ASI662MC camera. His work, which includes images of the ISS with Saturn, can be found on Instagram and Reddit.
Key facts
- AJ Smadi captured the second-ever photograph of the ISS and Venus in the same frame.
- Smadi also captured the first such photograph.
- The photo was taken last Saturday at 6:38 p.m. from a park in Edmonds, Washington.
- Venus and the ISS are separated by 135 million kilometers (84 million miles).
- The ISS travels at 7.5 kilometers per second.
- Smadi used a 1/150-second exposure and stacked 10 frames.
- Equipment included a 9.25-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope and ZWO ASI662MC camera.
- Smadi has previously photographed the ISS with Saturn.
Entities
Artists
- AJ Smadi
Institutions
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Edmonds
- Washington
- Seattle