Amazing Photo of the Sun
At first glance, not too big a deal, right? Until you notice the spots in the bottom, left quadrant. Those are not sunspots. Look closer:
That’s the Space Shuttle Atlantis AND the Hubble Telescope seen in silhouette, as captured by the exceptionally gifted astrophotographer Thierry Legault just minutes before the crew of Atlantis caught up with and captured Hubble for its very last servicing mission on May 13, 2009.
Check out this other Shuttle+Sun image he took, posted by NASA on Flickr.
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