This is an amazing picture of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, in orbit working on repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope. The photo was taken by French astro-photographer, Thierry Legault. Legault, who was near Kennedy Space Center at the time, had his equipment set up and was able to take the shot as Atlantis sped towards Hubble, 24 hours after taking off. The transit time as Atlantis crossed the sun in the background was just 0.3 seconds.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis, as it crosses the sun
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.