The International Space Station moves in space at a speed of nearly 27,600 km/h, but astrophotographer Dylan O'Donnell still managed to capture it as a shadowy smudge in an image of the moon. The image is creating excitement among space enthusiasts throughout the world.

According to O'Donnell, "I was super happy to catch the silhouette of the ISS over the disc of the moon last night. The CalSky website sends me alerts for potential fly overs for which I've been waiting a long time - about 12 months".

The space station was approximately 400km above the photographer's place in Byron Bay in New South Wales when he captured the image. However, he still managed to capture the distinct features and shape of the orbital outpost clearly, together with its various pressurised modules and solar panels.

As per scientists, the International Space Station is approximately the size of a football field, and at present, six astronauts from various space agencies are staying over there. The International Space Station could be seen with the naked eye as a bright white dot, without using digital camera and a powerful telescope.

The space station could be seen from Sydney at 6:36 pm on Sunday July 5. By using tracking websites like Horizons Above, people living in other countries can find out when they can see the International Space Station next time.

Earlier also, O'Donnell has done astrophotography and is having a complete collection of his photos on his website. And the photographer offers the majority of his images without charging anything.