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Amazing Shuttle Photo

Posted by PATRICK EDABURN in Arts & Entertainment, At TMV.
May 16th, 2009 | Comments

This may be the coolest picture ever. During the 0.8 seconds that the shuttle and the Hubble passed by the sun, a guy managed to take this photo

 sunspot_636x700.jpg

More images at the link

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090515-sts125-sts125-solar-transit.html

  • StockBoySF
    That is awesome! Especially since, "[t]he spacecraft were zooming around Earth at 17,500 mph."

    I also didn't notice this since I was thinking of the sheer technical brilliance necessary, but once I read the linked article this is even more amazing since the sun is at a low in it's sunspot cycle.... so there are no sunspots to "hide" or "mask" either the Hubble or shuttle.

    Thanks, Patrick!
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