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A Millisecond Moment: When The Moon And Space Station Eclipse The Sun
NPR ^ | Jan 6, 2011 | by Eyder Peralta

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:

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Astronomy; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: eclipse; moon; space; sun
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To: JRandomFreeper

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.


21 posted on 01/06/2011 5:41:13 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: tubebender

photoping


22 posted on 01/07/2011 7:16:34 AM PST by glock rocks (Wait, what?)
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To: glock rocks

WoW I wonder what his Solar eclipse photos look like


23 posted on 01/07/2011 7:26:07 AM PST by tubebender (The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Eureka...)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Photo ping


24 posted on 01/07/2011 7:27:26 AM PST by tubebender (The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Eureka...)
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To: tubebender

Wait, that IS a solar eclipse photo.


25 posted on 01/07/2011 8:27:54 AM PST by glock rocks (Wait, what?)
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To: glock rocks

Ha Ha Just testing you...

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LUNAR LUNAR LUNAR LUNAR


26 posted on 01/07/2011 8:53:14 AM PST by tubebender (The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Eureka...)
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