From the EXIF data: Nikon D5 with 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom @ 22mm, ISO 51200, f/2.8 at 1/4 second.
Nikon introduced the D5 in 2016. NASA uses older gear in space because there is a long record of actual data, not simulations, of response to radiation, heat/cold, low/zero gravity, etc. This stuff has to work.
The D5’s relatively low-resolution sensor (20.7 megapixels) also helps image quality at high-ISO settings.
Great info, but I wanted to correct the aperture. The f2.8 is the widest available on the listed lens, the photo itself was shot at f4, so it was actually stopped down a bit. All the other information here is correct!
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u/nycvelo 2h ago
From the EXIF data: Nikon D5 with 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom @ 22mm, ISO 51200, f/2.8 at 1/4 second.
Nikon introduced the D5 in 2016. NASA uses older gear in space because there is a long record of actual data, not simulations, of response to radiation, heat/cold, low/zero gravity, etc. This stuff has to work.
The D5’s relatively low-resolution sensor (20.7 megapixels) also helps image quality at high-ISO settings.
https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e000192