Inspiration4 Mission Crew Shares Photo Of Earth Taken With IPhone

This picture he took using only an iPhone 12 (photo: spacex/inspiration4)

JAKARTA - The crew of the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission, Jared Isaacman, has just released images and a video containing a view of Earth taken while in space some time ago.

Interestingly, this picture he took using only his iPhone 12, after previously sharing a video of Earth recorded with a Nikon DSLR camera.

The photo shared by Isaacman was captured on his smartphone through the glass under the nose cone of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. This aircraft is the home of the crew of the Inspiration4 mission during their three-day journey in orbit.

The nose cone of the plane which is visible in the upper right corner of the image opens after the plane is in space, it aims to offer the crew an extraordinary panoramic view of planet Earth and outer space through the glass dome.

A video over Brazil from first day on orbit. Shot w/iPhone but hopefully we can get some of @inspiration4x Nikon shots out soon. Such a privilege to see our from this perspective. We need to take far better care of our home planet and also reaching for the stars. pic.twitter.com/mAQw6eK8Ui

— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) September 25, 2021

From there, the crew took more than 700 photos and video at a distance of 357 miles (575 kilometers) above the planet's surface, making it an image taken from a greater distance from the planet than those shared by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). ).

In addition to the photos, Isaacman has also published a short video recording of that trip in late September, which was also taken with an iPhone 12 as he and his crew hovered over Brazil.

“It is a privilege to see our planet from this perspective. We need to take better care of our home planet and also reach for the stars," Isaacman said as quoted by Digital Trends, Tuesday, October 5.

In the coming weeks, the crew will likely share more pictures and videos taken with iPhone and DSLR cameras, offering Earth's inhabitants even more incredible views of Earth captured from a unique vantage point even higher up than the ISS.

Apple is known for offering some of the best camera technology in the smartphone industry, so the incredible image quality offered by smartphone cameras from 357 miles (575 kilometers) above Earth isn't too surprising.

Of course, Apple isn't the only tech company to offer smartphones with amazing camera systems. Samsung among its competitors, for example, has played its part in pushing smartphone camera technology to its limits, with the Galaxy S21 Ultra earning high praise.