09/21/2006
Space Porn: Atlantis Moments after Intercourse
These are some pretty amazing shots taken from France with a Baader helioscope and Canon 5D. The tiny specks in the photo above (highlighted below) are the Atlantis Space Shuttle and the International Space Station transiting the Sun just 50 minutes after their disengagement.
Posted 3:25 PM EST by Andy Towle in Nature, Photography, Space | Permalink
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Incredible. Where but Towleroad would we get something so amazing! Thank you, Andy!
Posted by: JT | Sep 21, 2006 3:31:09 PM
Way cool. I truly appreciate your diverse interests and so happy that many of them intersect my own. Your site is one that I value visiting on a daily (actually, several times daily) basis.
Thanks again!
Posted by: EricW | Sep 21, 2006 3:37:19 PM
THAT IS SO...O COOL!
Posted by: CLIFF | Sep 21, 2006 3:38:41 PM
Okay, now how far away is that?
Whatever the distance, it's really awesome.
Posted by: Jordan | Sep 21, 2006 4:25:09 PM
That's pretty neat--haven't seen that before. The space station is about 250 miles up and the Sun is 93 million miles away. Too bad we don't have a movie of this.
Posted by: Anon | Sep 21, 2006 5:16:00 PM
Andy .... thank you no more vacations until the clone thing works out...
Posted by: M | Sep 22, 2006 12:45:40 AM
Awesome! Incredibly awesome!
Thanks!
Rad
Posted by: Rad | Sep 22, 2006 9:41:50 AM
Fantastic. Thank you for highlighting this shot.
Posted by: David H | Sep 22, 2006 1:13:43 PM