Dedication right there.To get the shot, McCarthy had to drive out into the middle of the desert so he would have the right angle to see the ISS transiting the Sun. The ambient temperature reading on his camera peaked at a sweltering 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius).
“To get this shot, I risked heatstroke by traveling during an excessive heat warning,” he explains. “I had to bring several ice packs to put under my computers and sensitive electronics and run thermoelectric coolers on my cameras. I brought an entire cooler full of water and managed to drink all of it!”
Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts
Solar flares simply cannot be planned for.petapixel.com
Dedication right there.
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But awesome. And gives perspective of just how huge our star is, with the ISS at about 250 miles and the sun at about 93 million.
Great picture. Thanks for that.‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts
Solar flares simply cannot be planned for.petapixel.com
Dedication right there.
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But awesome. And gives perspective of just how huge our star is, with the ISS at about 250 miles and the sun at about 93 million.
Icarus tried to warn them. One of these days they’ll listen.‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts
Solar flares simply cannot be planned for.petapixel.com
Dedication right there.
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But awesome. And gives perspective of just how huge our star is, with the ISS at about 250 miles and the sun at about 93 million.
It is. I have a scope/camera to capture such pictures, but I'm to lazy to get such a shot.Great picture. Thanks for that.
‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts
Solar flares simply cannot be planned for.petapixel.com
Dedication right there.
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But awesome. And gives perspective of just how huge our star is, with the ISS at about 250 miles and the sun at about 93 million.
Definitely a skill. Actually haven't captured and processed anything for a while myself. Need to get back to it.I've followed McCarthy on X (not in a while, but used to when the feed was better). He's an amazing astrophotographer.
We can just go at night when its cooler.Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!
Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!
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