Guy Captures Space Station Passing In Front Of Sun & Moon At Over 27,000 Kmph

The International Space Station is the living example of the extent humanity has come. From flying in the air to entering space and now even living in it.

The ISS is surely a fascinating creation by mankind, hovering over Earth (in the lower-Earth orbit) at the speed of around 17,000 miles per hour, it circles the Earth every 90 minutes. It has been 20 years since humans started living on the ISS.

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And on a clear sky, sometimes you can even see the ISS flyby through the naked eye. In its journey, sometimes the ISS passes in between our Sun. And now, a photographer by the name of Andrew McCarthy from California has captured this very moment.

He shared his image on Instagram page @cosmic_background explaining how he managed to capture this rare image, ¡°For less than a second, the sun aligned with the ISS and my backyard. This shot is the result of planning, timing, and equipment.¡±

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He further explained the gear he used to capture these images, ¡°I used two telescopes with cameras, one with a white light filter for ISS detail, and a solar telescope for surface details. I managed to freeze a moment in time when the station was near some interesting prominences, and then aligned and blended the final images to get the perfect composition.¡±

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However, he got lucky once more as he got to spot the International Space Station again. And this time he got to capture it with the beautiful crescent moon in the background at night.

While sharing this image on Instagram, he said, ¡°I spent hours scouting for the right location, hoping to capture something I've never seen before - the ISS transiting a razor-thin crescent moon. Something about the way the illuminated ISS straddles the crescent gives it a sense of depth I had not yet been able to capture in my previous transit shots.¡±