STS-125 Atlantis and Hubble Solar Transit (200905130002HQ)
In this tightly cropped image the NASA space shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Space Telescope are seen in silhouette, side by side during solar transit at 12:17p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, from west of Vero Beach, Florida. The two spaceships were at an altitude of 600 km and they zipped across the sun in only 0.8 seconds. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thierry Legault)
Thierry made this image using a solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thierry Legault)
You can see more of Thierry's fine work at: www.astrophoto.fr/
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tmolini, hugojcardoso, brittney, John Donnellan, and 465 other people added this photo to their favorites.
tmolini (49 months ago | reply)
That is incredible!
tmolini (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Friston Family, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Elvisismycopilot (49 months ago | reply)
This is incredible!
John Donnellan (49 months ago | reply)
simply incredible.
Soñador Elegido (49 months ago | reply)
Simplemente IMPRESIONANTE
Peter Ede (49 months ago | reply)
Wow awesome stuff
VisualUniverse (49 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!
Brian Daniel Eisenberg (49 months ago | reply)
just wow.
nasa hq photo (49 months ago | reply)
Solar transit opportunities where calculated using: www.calsky.com
texdanny1 (49 months ago | reply)
Mind blowing... the sun gives us life, the shuttle give us inspirations...
mimbrava (49 months ago | reply)
Congratulations.
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j.izzle (49 months ago | reply)
very cool
HaleyHyatt (49 months ago | reply)
utterly magnificent -- what a tour de force!
-cblaz- (49 months ago | reply)
incredible...
helen sotiriadis (49 months ago | reply)
thrilling!
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atomicules (49 months ago | reply)
That is probably one of the most amazing things I'll ever see.
Bill Helm (49 months ago | reply)
Fantabulicious!!
Newly-coined word seen on Marc Saltsman's 'Sync'; perhaps by blogger, Eric - may his tribe increase!
NVJ (49 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot, awesome detail
vtpeacenik (49 months ago | reply)
Absolutely breathtaking.
edwinsamuel (49 months ago | reply)
Wow. In only 0.8 seconds it went from one end of the sun to the other. Amazing timing. Great picture.
rstcg (49 months ago | reply)
This is one of the most marvelous photos I've ever seen, this my friend, is magical.
...:::Sticker Traders:::... (49 months ago | reply)
Crazy shot. Talk about fast
manuel ek (49 months ago | reply)
I can only agree with the rest of the crowd. FANTASTIC!!
pyriet (49 months ago | reply)
zippity *ZAP*
great stuff!!
0.8 s is superfast, but thinking of it, it'll do that much faster with distant stars that are much bigger than the sun (and much further away).
greetz!
Creation Photography (49 months ago | reply)
see my Creation based images of the sun
More Altitude (49 months ago | reply)
What an amazing thing to see... wow!
WorKid1999 (49 months ago | reply)
Amazing
dobienet (49 months ago | reply)
Simply amazing! And incredible reactions on the part of Thierry!
doepferiano (49 months ago | reply)
me too me too!
INCREDIBILE
atrahamrepol (49 months ago | reply)
truly Awsome in the true meaning of the word
bensalemagain (49 months ago | reply)
Impressive
Zog the Frog (49 months ago | reply)
Fantastic. Truly merits the word 'awesome' in its real meaning.
JP...NYC (49 months ago | reply)
The Hubble almost looks like Atlantis' shadow on the sun (which of course is impossible).
Danton pix (49 months ago | reply)
It really makes a person realize how small we are in the universe.
red dye no. 4 (49 months ago | reply)
Thanks for sharing these pix with us, NASA. This is just so cool.
Yesper (49 months ago | reply)
W-O-W
CatDancing (49 months ago | reply)
I first saw this picture on APOD and exclaimed out loud, it was so fantastic! Too bad others in my house don't appreciate it as much. :)
Thanks for posting these amazing pictures.
revjtanton (49 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
me2flickr [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)
STS-125 Atlantis and Hubble Solar Transit by polar㎁ra
xemoth1 (49 months ago | reply)
Like everyone else, just amazing
Rysar (49 months ago | reply)
Now on Slashdot: science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/17/ 0151234
Atsatsuken (49 months ago | reply)
what a boring shot, this does not take my fancy at all
Unlettered and Ordinary (49 months ago | reply)
If you look really close you can the 'your tax dollars at work' sign.
Jhaan (49 months ago | reply)
Absolutely amazing and historic! ***(;~)>
Cristóbal Alvarado Minic (49 months ago | reply)
Félicitations, Thierry!!!
KAGoldberg (49 months ago | reply)
Astonishing!
Brilhasti2 (49 months ago | reply)
I didn't know something like this was even possible. It's great.
Bart Reardon (49 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot. Well timed
poinographer (49 months ago | reply)
On further review, it's a dead bug stuck on the lens. haha
Nah. It's awesome.
Jim Nicholson (49 months ago | reply)
That is amazing, outstanding timing.