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STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ)

STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ) by nasa hq photo.
In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had grappled the Hubble Space Telescope. 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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dterryphotography  Pro User  says:

Wow! That is WAY cool! I love it when you can see something that would ordinarily be invisible to the naked eye. This is awesome.
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Rapha - Serrana  Pro User  says:

Absolutely amazing! :)
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Peter Liu Photography  Pro User  says:

I'm in awe!
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macprohawaii  Pro User  says:

I thought it was a sunspot.... surprisingly the space shuttle. Wow!
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dgwoz says:

Fantastic photo. I too am in awe. Thank you!
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VisualUniverse  Pro User  says:

Incredible. I gotta try this.
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obouton says:

Awesome shots.
Makes me want to watch Sunshine again :)
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sirjoeyr says:

whoa.

incredible image...
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smiles7  Pro User  says:

Most outstanding.
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albertoverbay says:

blazing saddle
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hipydeus  Pro User  says:

Absolutely fantastic! Thanks!
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turutsrd says:

NASA's capabilities seem to be evolving quite nicely.
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Gerald Davison  Pro User  says:

How fantastic is that!!!!
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PsyberDave says:

Stunning!
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nasa hq photo  Pro User  says:

Solar transit opportunities where calculated using: www.calsky.com
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HaleyHyatt  Pro User  says:

beautiful and amazing. kudos to the photographer and NASA -- and thank you so much for making this all so easily accessible to the public. you have me addicted to NASA-TV, btw!
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toomanytribbles  Pro User  says:

wowowow

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Dahlhouse says:

Unreal and so cool.
Stunning.
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mjm_nz  Pro User  says:

that's so cool!
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Saskya  Pro User  says:

Whoa....
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Teddy n TJ Rule the World  Pro User  says:

amazing!!
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StangGT says:

this is insane...it better make explore
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robbtopolski says:

Why is this copyrighted?
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LVibber  Pro User  says:

Wow! Absolutely beautiful!
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[oskr] says:

That's fantastic! Wow. Astronomy never ceases to impress me.
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stargazer95050  Pro User  says:

The same photog also captured both Space Shuttle + Hubble together, minutes before they docked : legault.club.fr/atlantis_hst_transit.html
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jimnista  Pro User  says:

amazing
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Taffy Cat says:

Amazing, just amazing.
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Arjuna Ravikumar  Pro User  says:

Wow.
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Claudio Branch  Pro User  says:

We are all quite small!

Amazing picture...I have always loved these kinds of images.
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vtpeacenik  Pro User  says:

Little noisy, but otherwise a great shot...........


JUST KIDDING!!!!
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Numinous.ca  Pro User  says:

I am amazed, to say the least.
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edwindotjpg says:

Wow.. I'm in awe.
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otodo says:

Awesome!!!
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noamgalai  Pro User  says:

crazy
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Tresijas  Pro User  says:

WAY cool. I'm feeling so tiny...
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ghosts of love  Pro User  says:

I was on this ship. .. and it wasn't yellow.
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nick123n  Pro User  says:

WOW!!!!!
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mathotspot  Pro User  says:

I am speechless! Stunning!!!
I want this telescope!
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gmumaw  Pro User  says:

Big Sun, Little space ship!
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pjah73  Pro User  says:

That's absolutely amazing!
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John "K" (busy busy busy)  Pro User  says:

OH WOW - I want that camera :)
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Ian Levack  Pro User  says:

just amazing.
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blakemvaughn says:

wow you dont see that every day
nice
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Dan O. says:

The shuttle's entire transit lasted only 0.8sec and the picture was taken at 1/8000ths of a second I believe. In every sense, excellent work Mr. Legault!
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victor.lavrentev  Pro User  says:

Great image!!!
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blakemvaughn says:

but how did you do it
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rstcg says:

How small are we?

The first time I saw the picture... man, it will never leave my mind.
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Lightning Bug Creek  Pro User  says:

What a fantastic accomplishment!! Mr. Legault It's inspiring!
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tonyolm  Pro User  says:

Now that is just a very cool photo.
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Fabio Ikezaki  Pro User  says:

This photo only reminds me of Carl Sagan's speech after Galileo took a picture of Earth from the end of our Solar System.... and all we could see was a Pale Blue Pixel.....
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scottstepko says:

Honestly, this is one of the most POWERFUL images I have ever seen!

the scale, the power, the achievement... it's just unreal! I've never seen anything like it!

I feel like it epitomizes the human condition!
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captainkimo  Pro User  says:

OMG... astrophotography here I come! Awesome photo.
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Pagan Moth  Pro User  says:

this is bloody amazing
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A.D.Wheeler  Pro User  says:

Wow!! How tiny and insignificant we are! Great shot kid, thats one in a million! ;-)
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...:::Sticker Traders:::...  Pro User  says:

straight out of buck rogers...
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Larry Moran  Pro User  says:

To do this at home, first you take an orange..
LOL

What an impressive image. Thanks, NASA. : )
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jakerome  Pro User  says:

Should this has a "US Government Work" license?

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cal_gecko  Pro User  says:

Kudos to the photographer... awesome image.. too bad NASA is such a phenomenal waste of money...
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虎子哥 says:

煎蛋观光团到此一游
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寨主 says:

煎蛋观光团到此一游
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Chris.Gray  Pro User  says:

To see it uncropped:

STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120001HQ) (explored) by nasa hq photo


Amazingly beautiful, and as Dan O. said, this was really a great achievement to capture in the timeframe.
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liteben says:

great! awesome sense of scale
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Fayaax says:

Wonderful
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oybay ©  Pro User  says:

Tres cool.
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TracerBullet999  Pro User  says:

wow, very inspiring...
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Arpad Lukacs  Pro User  says:

I just saw this photo on the front page of the Times in London. Great stuff, I would love to know what camera was used to take this photo!

Arpad
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kayakaya  Pro User  says:

wonderful transit...
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Aaron Hape  Pro User  says:

Out of this world... :)
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ShutterSparks  Pro User  says:

That's a wicked cool shot. Nice work!
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Katie-Rose  Pro User  says:

Stunning!
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quan ha  Pro User  says:

awesome
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PJ Nelson  Pro User  says:

Obama STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit
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Andy39Smith  Pro User  says:

Awesome shot. Never imagined this could be done

. Like the jumbo on the previous comment. Very funny.
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OctaviusPie  Pro User  says:

This photo blows my mind. I just love it.
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oboz  Pro User  says:

That's a great shot-it's a lonely place out there in space.
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dobienet  Pro User  says:

This is simply astounding! I wonder what size the telescope that took it was?
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Scott9432 (PC Issues, be back when I can)  Pro User  says:

Beautiful! I was supposed to see this launch last October when it was originally scheduled. But it got delayed.
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Brian The Euphonium  Pro User  says:

Astonishing!

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jixxertwig  Pro User  says:

Fantastic - I'm never in the right place for these kinds of shots...... :o/
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PeteZab  Pro User  says:

Wow.
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Sean Hogan - 何祥  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Things that make you go WOW., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I guess you had little say in the lighting, right? LOL.
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*k_*  Pro User  says:

fabulous !...
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robinsongeoff  Pro User  says:

An UTTERLY AWESOME CAPTURE . . . one of those 'once-in-a-lifetime' shots . . . and it certainly cuts us down to size !!
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EagleXDV  Pro User  says:

Very Impressive.
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marlesghillie  Pro User  says:

totally stunning!
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BlackCatzz  Pro User  says:

Awesome capture!
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jonathanclark  Pro User  says:

Stunning - I'm in awe...
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nktnry says:

Grapefruit: The Final Frontier.
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Mamouss says:

awesome picture. thanks !
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GreenStorm_01 says:

this is some pretty awesome shot. though I don't think this is the final frontier, cause a space-shuttle is no real space-ship.. in the sence that this word is used for example StarTrek
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Vivid~David ( i'll be back )  Pro User  says:

Really awesome !!

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gray_um  Pro User  says:

Amazing....how small we are ;)
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Models & Nature  Pro User  says:

thats a very cool shoT !! wow
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Welshdan  Pro User  says:

Amazing. Made me stop and think how amazing this universe we live in really is.
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Jonny Bens  Pro User  says:

wonderful shot!
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jacreative  Pro User  says:

this is absolutely amazing
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dogdaisy92  Pro User  says:

The photograph in itself is amazing, but also as testament to human achievement is incredible.
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barbara.elaw decorating/work = busy  Pro User  says:

words fail me
outstandingly wonderful
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