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A picture of the Chandrayaan-3 Australian night sky has gone viral. The said photo was shared by Dylan O’Donnell, an astronomy enthusiast from MIT’s GC Astronomy.
He posted the picture and stated that he watched Chandrayaan-3 launch on YouTube. “Just watched India’s space agency launch their moon rocket on YT then fly over my house 30 mins later! Congrats @isro! Hopefully you stick the landing,” Dylan O’Donnell said on Twitter.
The image captures a captivating blue tone, highlighting the lunar mission amidst a backdrop of sparkling stars. Adding an artistic touch to the viral photograph is a Pernille Folcarelli tree. This stunning image has already garnered an impressive 771K views on Twitter.
The picture has now gone viral. “Is this a long exposure shot or a standard photograph ? Brilliant capture!” one user said. “Awesome capture!” second user added.
“Thanks a lot man!! for capturing this moment,” another user. One netizen asked, “Is this from specific location like Perth or Sydney or visible in all or most of Australia?” Another netizen stated, “How high was the rocket, at this point in time.. that would be interesting to know Brilliant capture.”
India on Friday launched its ambitious third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, eyeing a rare feat in moon exploration so far only accomplished by the likes of the US, China and the former Soviet Union.
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar expedition in 15 years, the hugely anticipated Chandrayaan-3 embarked on its month-long journey towards the moon, piggybacking on ISRO’s latest heavy lift launch vehicle, ‘Fat boy’ LVM3-M4 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
The space agency said the technically challenging soft landing on the lunar surface, which Chandrayaan-2 could not achieve, has been planned for 5.47 pm on August 23.