The conquest of man in space is undoubtedly one of the topics that generate the most expectations. In a new feat, the astronaut Jessica Meir, Space Station crew, He took a striking selfie with the visor of his helmet without a protector: he managed to capture the Earth as a reflection and the result has been spectacular.
The image was posted on his Twitter account, which has had very good acceptance, but it’s not just a photograph, but two, that he took with a camera he had inside a protective bag during a spacewalk. So far, it has 2.4 thousand retweets and 16.8 thousand likes.
In one of the photos, he used one of the solar panels to make the Earth reflect on his face. In the other, a selfie of her is seen with the visor raised.
“Well, with the viewfinder on this time, but at least the magnificent Earth also makes an appearance,” was part of the text with which the astronaut accompanied the images.
Fine, visor up this time – but at least the magnificent Earth still makes an appearance too. All #spacewalk #selfies (and other photos) made possible with a Nikon D5 with a 28 mm lens in a protective housing (visible in center of 2nd photo). #SelfieSunday pic.twitter.com/AlmUjvCWDj
– Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) January 26, 2020
The expert of the POT He also explained that the postcards were achieved thanks to a Nikon D5 camera with a 28 mm lens, which was stored inside a protective case.
Meir and Christina Koch were two astronauts who were part of the first women’s spacewalk that took place on October 18, 2019.
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