1-7-11
Eclipsing the Sun
I chose to do this picture because I thought it was really cool how a photographer was able to capture both transits in the same shot. The ISS is located in the corner and the moon, beginning to eclipse the Sun. You can clearly see the detail adn the solar panels of the ISS which makes the picture truly astounding. The picture was taken with a 1/5000th second exposure. At this rate the ISS zooms by the sun in less than 1 second. The timing is impeccable. I also cjose this picture since I saw it very fitting since we are studying the Sun. The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace. It has sunspots too, which are clearly visible in this picture too. The combination of the ISS, moon, and the spots make this a truly remarkable picture.
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