In-Universe:
The U.S.S. Defiant in orbit of Earth.
Production:
Dave Takemura was the Special Effects Supervisor for this episode. To render this shot of the Defiant in orbit he used an eight-by-ten NASA transparency of the real Earth to create the footage. He designed a motion control move that had the transparency moving in one direction while the motion control camera itself panned in the other direction. The shot resulted in an image of Earth that did not look static.
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion, Page 202.
