[pics] Transit By ISS During Yesterday's Partial Solar Eclipse

[6Foot2]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/01/500x_eclipse110104_solar_transit_33.jpg

 

Source: INSANELY awesome solar eclipse picture | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

[Jawloms]

Lovely, but why is there an X wing fighter in the middle of it?

[localzuk]

Awesome photo!

[dhicks]

Lovely, but why is there an X wing fighter in the middle of it?

 

As no one else seems to be going to do so, I'd just like to point out that that's really not a moon, it really is a spacestation...

 

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David Hicks

[Martin]

That’s why Thierry sojourned to Oman; due to the geometry of the ISS orbit, it was from there that he had the best chance of getting a picture of the station as it passed in front of the Sun during the relatively brief duration of the actual solar eclipse. But talk about brief; the ISS was in front of the Sun for less than second, so not only did he have one chance at getting this spectacular once-in-a-lifetime shot, but he had only a fraction of a second to snap it!

 

Wow!!!!

 

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[MYK-IT]

Fantastic picture, unfortunately it was cloudy yesterday morning to see it for myself. Did manage to watch the last Total Solar Eclipse in August 1999.

 

Although I was fortunate enough to watch the Total Lunar Eclipse (21st Dec 2010) whilst in America

 

If you haven't already, I suggest you watch BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Stargazing LIVE. The final episode is tonight. Shame programmes like this aren't on more often.

[aerospacemango]

If you haven't already, I suggest you watch BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Stargazing LIVE. The final episode is tonight. Shame programmes like this aren't on more often.

 

*ahem*dumbingdown*ahem*