Posted on 01/06/2011 4:34:33 PM PST by Islander7
French photographer Thierry Legault knew he had .86 seconds to get the shot. He'd flown to the Sultanate of Oman for the perfect vantage point. January 4th that part of the world saw a partial solar eclipse, but Legault, who's a veteran astrophotographer, didn't want just a spectacular shot of the moon crossing in front of the sun. No, he wanted to capture that millisecond moment when the moon and the International Space Station eclipsed the sun at the same time. He explained the logistics of getting the shot to us:
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
Heh, yeah, NASA keeps having to move their ‘prediction curve’ for the increased sunspot numbers farther into the future. They’ve been doing this for the past 3 years.
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WoW I wonder what his Solar eclipse photos look like
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Wait, that IS a solar eclipse photo.
Ha Ha Just testing you...
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