Where did these beautiful pictures of the spaceship come from? Angle determines what you see.

Since the docking of Dragon Spacecraft in June165438+1October 17, it has not only added a new member to the International Space Station, but also added a landscape and photographic landscape to ISS astronauts.

This is a corner shot by Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi aiming at the dragon spacecraft in the dome of the famous viewing window of the International Space Station. 97% of the full moon hangs under the tail wing, which is an ingenious and almost perfect photographic composition.

Of course, in this position, it is impossible to see the whole dragon boat or most of its hull. Why is this? The shooting angle determines everything.

(Please click on the picture to enlarge) Look at this schematic diagram of the International Space Station.

The blue dotted line in the figure indicates that the astronauts aim at the upper limit of the dragon spacecraft from the direction of the dome porthole.

What if you look through the porthole of the dragon boat? Just like this.

This is a corner seen by American astronauts from the porthole: the American cargo dragon Cygnus-14 and the Russian Soyuz manned spacecraft MS- 17, both of which only show a small part.

(Please click on the picture to enlarge) Look at this schematic diagram of the International Space Station at a glance. The dotted line in the picture shows the visual boundary that astronauts can see through the porthole of the dragon boat in the direction of the two ships.

Can't ISS astronauts take a full-length picture of the dragon boat at this time?

You can't shoot in the cabin, you can shoot after you leave the cabin, or you can shoot with an extravehicular camera.

American astronauts haven't left the cabin recently, so they haven't been photographed yet.

However, just a few months ago, Doug Benken, an astronaut of Endeavour Dragon Spacecraft, took a complete picture of the dragon spacecraft docked at the space station while performing an extravehicular mission.

Under the bright light without shelter, the whole body of the dragon spacecraft presents amazing high saturation, and the minimalist design aesthetics is particularly prominent, which makes other spacecraft slightly inferior.

The value of popular science lies not only in knowing how to appreciate the scenery, but also in knowing the angle behind it.

(Please click on the picture to enlarge) At present, the International Space Station is docked with five spaceships, and the United States and Russia have two manned spaceships: the Restoration Dragon Spaceship and the Soyuz Spaceship; Three cargo ships: Cygnus and two Progress.

Soon, there will be another cargo dragon boat. It is estimated that the second-generation cargo dragon spacecraft will be launched on February 5, 65438 to carry out the first flight cargo replenishment task CRS-2 1.

At that time, there will be a historic scene of double dragons in the same frame for the first time-CREW-1Recovery Dragon Boat docked at American Harmony Module Interface IDA-2, CRS-2 1 Cargo Dragon Boat docked at American Harmony Module Interface IDA-3, that is, zenith docking interface.

The two dragon boats are at a right angle of 90 degrees, and this scene will last for about 30 days until the cargo dragon boat returns to Earth.

As we know, the second generation cargo dragon spacecraft is a simplified version of manned dragon spacecraft, which is basically the same as manned dragon spacecraft except that it is not equipped with manned space system, manual driving control system and life support system. Space exploration technology company currently has three cargo dragon spacecraft, which are either ready or built.

In the future, it is planned to launch cargo replenishment three times a year, three cargo dragon boats will be used alternately, and five manned dragon boats will be launched in shifts, which will become the only reusable spacecraft fleet in the world.

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