The shots were captured using a 150mm f/12 Maksutov telescope They were taken by Maximilian Teodorescu near the town of Dumitrana in Romania

By Victoria Woollaston

PUBLISHED: 06:27 EST, 20 June 2013 | UPDATED: 07:19 EST, 20 June 2013

While testing his new telescope a Romanian astrophotographer managed to capture clear images of the International Space Station passing in front of the moon, in broad daylight.

And the snap makes Nasa's space station look remarkably like the iconic USS Enterprise from TV show Star Trek.

Maximilian Teodorescu was testing the range of his new 150mm f/12 Maksutov telescope near the town of Dumitrana in Romania earlier this month when he took the shot.

This shot of the International Space Station as it crosses in front of the moon was taken by Romanian astrophotographer Maximilian Teodorescu. It bears a striking resemblance to the USS Enterprise ship from TV show Star Trek

The Starship Enterprise was one of the ships that featured in the Star Trek franchise. In the show, this NX-01 model was the first NX-class starship and was launched by the United Earth Starfleet in 2151

Teodorescu took the images on 15 June at around 6.17pm in Romania.

He posted the photos tohis blog. Translated from Romanian, it reads: 'A new 'First-light' or rather 'First-photo'.

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