Canon EOS Cinema Cameras Capture Comet ISON from Space
No, they did not use the new EOS M2 :-)
Canon press release:
Canon’s Cinema EOS System contributes to video capture of comet ISON from space
TOKYO, Japan, December 2, 2013—Canon Inc. announced today that an ultra-high-sensitivity 4K camera was used to successfully capture video of the comet ISON from the International Space Station at approximately 7:08 p.m. JST on November 23, 2013. Canon technology contributed to this world’s-first achievement as video production equipment from Canon’s Cinema EOS System was used to record the astronomical phenomenon.
EOS C500 PL |
CN-E15.5-47mm T2.8 L SP |
CN-E30-105mm T2.8 L SP |
Discovered in September 2012, ISON was unique in that, among the many large comets that have passed through the solar system in recent years, none had traveled so close to the sun. Accordingly, expectations were high that the “sungrazing” ISON would provide earthbound stargazers with a rare performance that would not likely be repeated anytime soon. After the video was shot, however, the comet is believed to have largely broken up and evaporated, meaning that it will no longer be visible in the night sky.