Explanation: On August 1st, a time
exposure created this surreal view that looks up into the early morning sky over southern Quebec.
Only the light from a nearly Full Moon brightens the sky and highlights the dome of the 1.6 meter telescope at
Mont-Megantic Observatory. Shadowy figures on the catwalk are astronomers who have interrupted their work
to glimpse the International Space Station (
ISS) streaking overhead. The brightest "star" in the moonlit sky, the ISS was easy to spot moving through a background of stars in the high-flying constellation
Pegasus.