One of the rarest photos has been taken by an astrophotographer.
Josh Dury was able to take a shot of all seven planets in the night sky during a rare planetary alignment on 22 February from his home in Mendip Hills, Somerset, United Kingdom.
Dury’s photo has Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in one frame. He used a Sony A7S II camera paired with a Sigma 15mm Diagonal Fisheye lens and set the shot to panorama mode.
Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were of low brightness as they were near the Sun, so Dury took multiple exposures with increased exposure and ISO settings to enhance their visibility, Space.com reports.
He then cross-referenced the positions of these planets using astronomy software to match their locations to nearby star fields, ensuring accurate identification, according to Space.com.
Meanwhile, several stewardesses of the South Korean airline Eastar Jet also appeared in rare photos that were taken on 12 February while their flight was delayed from taking off due to heavy snow.
Their photos, however, scandalized the airline as the cabin attendants posed in an inappropriate spot of the plane where pictorials are also banned.
As Eastar Jet Flight 703 was waiting for the green light on the tarmac of Cheongju International Airport in South Korea, the crew conducted emergency exit training, an airline spokesperson said, the New York Post (NYP) reported.
The flight attendants opened the plane’s emergency exit door and stepped onto the left wing of the aircraft. They then posed for solo photos on the wing, which the airline did not approve of, according to NYP.
The said airport is designated as a military facility, so photography and videography are strictly prohibited there.
The flight attendants violated the rules and may be punished with three years of imprisonment or fines of up to 30 million won (approximately $20,000), according to local media.