RECOMMENDED IMAGE(S): Space shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Space Telescope transiting the sun
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured an image showing the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Space Telescope transiting the sun. Atlantis and Hubble are barely recognizable as mere specks “in the lower left quadrant of our nearest star.” More remarkable astrophotography by Thierry Legault can be found here.
UPDATE 1 (21 May 10): The NASA space shuttle Atlantis transiting the sun
Via NASA:
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.
The phtographer made this image using a solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera.
Image Credit: NASA/Thierry Legault
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