The lights of civilization meet the lights of our final frontier! This image was made possible by my star tracker, lett…
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The lights of civilization meet the lights of our final frontier! This image was made possible by my star tracker, letting me photograph distant stars as fixed points while the Earth continues to blur below from the orbit of ISS. Taken with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm F1.4 lens, ISO 6400
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