This image took quite a bit of planning and preparation to pull off. I frequently check the Transit Finder website to see if there are any good solar transits near me (good meaning the ISS is close to my location so appears larger, and weather is good,) and for the last 3 years there have been none in my area. Until Thursday.
![image showing After 3 years of waiting for the right conditions, I was able to get this shot of the ISS crossing the face of the sun. [OC]](ce74c864-bfec-5ff0-8591-26ad4255643f.jpg)
ajamesmccarthy on April 26th, 2020 at 04:47 UTC »
This image took quite a bit of planning and preparation to pull off. I frequently check the Transit Finder website to see if there are any good solar transits near me (good meaning the ISS is close to my location so appears larger, and weather is good,) and for the last 3 years there have been none in my area. Until Thursday.
This image was captured using a special solar telescope, and a dedicated astrophotography camera taking pictures at around 27fps, which was important since the transit only lasted around a half second. In fact, I had also attempted to catch it with a second camera, but the station moved so fast it passed through between frames during my burst shot. Here is my IG post with more info, including the raw video this image was created from so you can watch how fast it moves.
To learn more about this image and my work, come check out my instagram. I go live when i captured events like this to show you the behind-the-scenes.
TurtleFukijamas on April 26th, 2020 at 05:15 UTC »
What was the window of time you had to get this shot?
Fmagana26 on April 26th, 2020 at 05:42 UTC »
Thought 1- Nah... can’t be real. The sun is way bigger than the ISS, it would never be that big compared to the sun.
Thought 2- The ISS is closer to Earth dumbass.