(meteorobs) solar eclipse plus ISS

[Richard Kramer]

Nobody has yet posted the link to this spectacular photo:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=48442


While the Moon was busy passing between the Sun 
and Earth on January 4 for the first eclipse of 
2011, the 
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html>International 
Space Station (ISS) made its own pass between 
them. Powered by the Sun, orbiting the Earth, a 
satellite like the Moon­the ISS is an expression 
of how humanity is connected to and keeping an eye on all three bodies.

This photo was taken by astrophotographer Thierry 
Legault, who set up near Muscat, Oman, to capture 
this view at 1:09 p.m. local time (9:09 UTC) on 
January 4, 2011. He had to shoot quickly, as the 
transit of the space station through the field of 
view lasted just 0.86 seconds. The ISS was moving 
at 7.8 kilometers per second (17,000 mph).


Regards,
Richard