Re: Photo of the year



LAH wrote:
This surely qualifies as an astro photo of the year. The ISS and Discovery against the disc of the sun with a highlighting sunspot. WOW!

http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2005/02aug05/schwarz1.jpg



Our friend Anthony posted the following on August 2 in s.a.a., and is subsequently showed up on APOD. No doubt you will enjoy this too.

Cheers,
Esmail

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> Dear Friends,
>
> It may have taken me four years but I finally managed to capture the transitting ISS against the solar disk. Today's catch was even more special since the shuttle Discovery (STS-114) was already docked to the station.
>
> Please enjoy: http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Sat-Trans-2005-07-28.htm .
>
> Anthony.
.




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