Posted on May 4, 2021

APOD: 2021 May 4 - Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun." When I start to think about the equipment needed, the planning required, and the artistic eye that goes into an image like this, my mind begins to spin a bit. First, the equipment: high speed exposures, lenses, and filters (boy, do you need a filter when trying to take shots of the Sun). Second, the planning: see when the International Space Station (ISS) might be passing overhead, and hope for a sunny day. Third, the artistic eye: ISS will only be passing in front of the Sun for a second or less, and you still need to maintain focus and get the shot you are seeking. When it all comes together, the results look magical. Especially if there is a Dragon involved.

APOD: 2021 May 4 - Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Tuesday, May 4, 2021 entitled "Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun."

Awesome image of the star at the 'center' of this solar system. Glory to God.

Image: Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun - Image Credit & Copyright - Mehmet Ergün

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"Explanation: That's no sunspot. It's the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun. Sunspots, individually, have a dark central umbra, a lighter surrounding penumbra, and no Dragon capsules attached. By contrast, the ISS is a complex and multi-spired mechanism, one of the largest and most complicated spacecraft ever created by humanity. Also, sunspots circle the Sun, whereas the ISS orbits the Earth. Transiting the Sun is not very unusual for the ISS, which orbits the Earth about every 90 minutes, but getting one's location, timing and equipment just right for a great image is rare. The featured picture combined three images all taken from the same location and at nearly the same time. One image -- overexposed -- captured the faint prominences seen across the top of the Sun, a second image -- underexposed -- captured the complex texture of the Sun's chromosphere, while the third image -- the hardest to get -- captured the space station as it shot across the Sun in a fraction of a second. Close inspection of the space station's silhouette even reveals a docked Dragon Crew capsule.'

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