New Delhi: Astronauts, on numerous occasions, have stunned mankind by sharing breathtaking pictures & clips of our planet captured from the vast & endless space. One such captivating photograph, dropped on social media by Matthew Dominik, lately went viral on the internet, leaving netizens astonished with a mystical view of bright light over India, adding to the glory of its beautiful night sky. Taking to his official X (previously Twitter) handle, Matthew Dominik, on August 16, 2024, shared a number of pics providing stunning views of the night skies of various South & Southeast Asian locations.
One of these pictures featured a spectacular view of lightning illuminating the night sky over India in a bluish-purple color. Besides, lights coming from the boats in the water are also there in the snippet, visible in the bottom middle part of the picture. In the captions of his post, Dominik also shared specific deets about the pic & wrote, “Lightning at night over India.
When trying to capture lighting in an image I use burst mode and hope lighting strikes in the frame. I was super happy when this lightning strike ended up in the middle of the frame. No crop needed”.
In a matter of few hours, Matthew’s social media posts garnered massive public attention on the internet where hundreds of netizens shared their reaction to the magnificent pictures in the comment section. While some lauded the astronaut for perfectly taking such magnificent pics with so much accuracy & perfect.