Capturing Space

Captain Shahn Rashid maneuvers the lens of a 1.2 meter refractive telescope into place. Rashid is the commander of Detachment 3, a dedicated space surveillance unit located at the top of Haleakala, a dormant volcano on Maui. DET 3 is a part of the 21 Space Operations Group, which belongs to the 21st Space Wing at Peterson air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
VIRIN: 130827-F-VY627-2748.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D800

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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