Photo of space station against the sun

**Steam** · 8th June 2008, 12:02

Wow, Skyryder, you'll love this link, a guy photographed the shuttle and the space station passing in front of the sun.
Very very cool.

http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/iss...s_transit.html

**Skyryder** · 8th June 2008, 13:06

Originally Posted by Steam

Wow, Skyryder, you'll love this link, a guy photographed the shuttle and the space station passing in front of the sun.
Very very cool.

http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/iss...s_transit.html

Gota get me one of those..............space stations that is.

Imagine a year round tan.

Skyryder

**hazard02** · 8th June 2008, 13:24

That is amazing. Hello new desktop...

**Usarka** · 8th June 2008, 13:28

They're launching a mission to the sun in 2010.

But don't worry about them getting to hot they'll be going at night.

**EJK** · 8th June 2008, 13:32

Oooh that looks hot

**tri boy** · 8th June 2008, 14:09

That CNN chick has a big row of teeth.

**dipshit** · 8th June 2008, 20:11

I've got the equipment necessary to take close-ups of the sun. (see pic) And have got the software necessary to look up when the ISS or space shuttle will transit the sun (or the moon) as seen from my backyard.

http://www.heavens-above.com/

If only I can remember to bother to keep checking for when a transit is going to take place!

**Usarka** · 8th June 2008, 20:37

fuck that is cool.....

**Steam** · 8th June 2008, 22:22

Originally Posted by dipshit

I've got the equipment necessary to take close-ups of the sun. (see pic)

WOW! You took that?? Freakin cool. Do you have some super-close-ups of moon craters and shadows and stuff? Show us some more!

**hazard02** · 9th June 2008, 17:04

Originally Posted by Steam

Show us some more!

Seconding this!! I can't wait til I can afford a big fuck-off telescope to stick in my back yard.

**scorpious** · 9th June 2008, 17:11

Originally Posted by Usarka

They're launching a mission to the sun in 2010.

But don't worry about them getting to hot they'll be going at night.

....................ha.....................ha..... .........................ha

**BIHB@0610** · 9th June 2008, 17:17

Really REALLY cool photo!!!! Hey this might be a really dumb question - but isn't the Sun bigger than that? Was the image constrained by the size of the telescope or something? Apologies in advance if I've got it all completely wrong - I never did get all the physics stuff at school .......