Amateur astrophotographer captures China's Tiangong space station crossing the moon
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Anthony Wood
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Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured stunning amateur footage of China's Tiangong space station transiting across the moon, with its silhouette passing over Tycho Crater. The footage was recorded from Puerto Rico on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon, using a 12-inch telescope and astronomy camera. The video shows the outlines of Tiangong's solar panels and habitable modules as it crossed the lunar surface.
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· 2 pulledAstrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29
Morales recorded the outlines of Tiangong's vast solar panels and habitable modules using a 12-inch telescope and astronomy camera as it passed silently across the lunar surface
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