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Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!!

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pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 8:55:42 PM UTC-7, The Starmaker wrote:
> > palsing wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 7:26:04 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> > > > On 9/8/15 5:55 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > > > > Space Station Crosses Sun's Face in Spectacular New Photo
> > > > > http://www.space.com/30485-international-space-station-sun-photo.html
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Can someone explain to me what is the "Spectacular" part of this photo?
> > > >
> > > >    This composite photo made from five images shows the International
> > > >    Space Station crossing the sun's face on Sept. 6, 2015. The images
> > > >    were captured from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
> > > >    Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
> > > > to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
> > > > community, and physics-related social issues.
> > >
> > > It IS a spectacular photo, despite the disparaging comments from the Peanut Gallery.
> >
> >
> > But can you answer "What is Spectacular" about it? Is it the xxxxx's or
> > a yellow sun that is suppose to be white...or what?
> 
> Sure. The photographer had to be in just the right place, making sure that the ISS would pass between the Sun and himself. This alone takes some doing. Those X's you refer to are actually the solar panels of the ISS itself, and if you took the time to look at the full-size version of the picture...
> 
> http://www.space.com/30485-international-space-station-sun-photo.html
> 
> ... you could see what incredible detail this photographer captured. As stated on that page, this is a stacked composite of 5 frames, and the spacing between these frames is nearly perfect, to my eye.
> 
> The Sun is yellow in this picture because the photographer used a filter, obviously.
> 
> All in all, this is a marvelous photo.


Oh, you mean it's a Kodak Moment.

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Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-08 15:55 -0700
  Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-08 18:59 -0500
    Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 07:28 +0200
  Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-08 20:52 -0700
    Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-08 23:06 -0700
  Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-08 20:55 -0700
    Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! pnalsing@gmail.com - 2015-09-08 22:25 -0700
      Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-08 22:56 -0700
    Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-09 07:23 -0500
      Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-09 15:42 -0700
        Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-09 20:09 -0500
          Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-09 21:06 -0700
            Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-10 09:27 -0500
  Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! David Staup <dstaup@charter.net> - 2015-09-09 12:48 -0500
    Re: Spectacular New Photo!!!! gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-09 13:31 -0500

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