Astrophotographer captures ISS transiting sun at same time as solar flare

[Chock Full o Nuts]

‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts

Solar flares simply cannot be planned for.

petapixel.com

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!”

Dedication right there.

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.

 

[MamboDervish]

‘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.

Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!

 

[MamboDervish]

‘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.
View attachment 67575879
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.

 

[gman]

‘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.
View attachment 67575879
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.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Great picture. Thanks for that.

It is. I have a scope/camera to capture such pictures, but I'm to lazy to get such a shot.

I'll just stay put at home where I can have my laptop strung over and into the shade of covered porch.
No desert trips for me!

 

[multivita-man]

‘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.
View attachment 67575879
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.

I've followed McCarthy on X (not in a while, but used to when the feed was better). He's an amazing astrophotographer.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

I've followed McCarthy on X (not in a while, but used to when the feed was better). He's an amazing astrophotographer.

Definitely a skill. Actually haven't captured and processed anything for a while myself. Need to get back to it.

The capturing of images is the somewhat easy part. It's the software processing after combining/stacking about 100 images that takes a lot of practice to result in such an image.

Deep sky even more involved and different processing requirements and may involved many hours worth of captures.
A lot of work for sure!

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

And thinking of it, he had to go through millisecond images, ditch the other maybe couple that had the ISS in frame, keep that one and combine it with the others without it in frame.

 

[Bum]

Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!

We can just go at night when its cooler.

 

[Aristaeus]

Yet another salient reminder that if mankind ever decides to go to the sun, we had better do it at night!

Oh man, someone should suggest this to Trump. He can make an announcement from the oval office.

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Made it a whole 10 posts before mention of Trump on a totally unrelated topic!

But I expect no less from this crowd. My shocked face

 

[MamboDervish]

Oh man, someone should suggest this to Trump. He can make an announcement from the oval office.