Australian photographer takes a rare photo of the space station passing the moon

An amateur astronomer waited eight years to take the perfect picture of the International Space Station after the moon.

Ken Lawson of Western Australia, a fan of astronomy since childhood, used a simple camera and telescope to capture this rare moment.

"The SSI is one of those punches," Lawson said Guardian Australia.

Capturing the moon and the ISS at one stroke was not easy, Lawson comparing this to a total solar eclipse.

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"You must be exactly at the right collar."

Based in Geraldton, Lawson knew that he was five minutes from the ideal place, but he had to wait eight years to take the picture.

The ISS took only 0.3 seconds to cross the moon, which added to the difficulty of trying to photograph it as it traveled 27,600 km / h.

Lawson told Guardian that his equipment was "nothing special".

"It's a standard camera and a $ 500 telescope," Lawson said.

After having checked this capital photo of his list, Lawson is eager to take the next big event of astronomy, this time during the day.

"The other is that people get it in front of the sun."