It ’s unmanageable to imagine a more epic scenery , but this photo has modest origins : amateur Astronomer Thierry Legault shoot it with nothing but his own telescope , a solar optical prism and a Canon 5D Mk II .
Shot just after launch , the paradigm show the faraway scene as reckon through a Takahashi TOA-130 refractor telescope ( focal length 2200 mm ) and a Baader solar optical prism , which gives the Sun its softened look . Strapped to the back of the telescope , the 5D was correct to ISO 100 and a 1/8000 shutter speed , the television camera ’s extreme low and high configurations , respectively [ Edit : woops , the Mk II really does ISO 50 ] . Legault used the free onlineCelestial Observertool to calculate the respectable fourth dimension to shoot from his location .
Meanwhile , that little silhouette isthe sceneof an incredibly complex and dangerousHubble delivery mission , which will repair a number of the craft ’s instrument , install a new photographic camera and ensure that NASA ’s flagship orbital scope keep sending us amazing epitome for years to come .
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Check out the unbelievableuncropped photosat Legault ’s site . — observe : It should be obvious , but do n’t try out anything like this unless you recognise exactly what you ’re doing . Your eyes , they will burn down . [ Thierry LegaultviaDaily Mail ]
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