Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 23, 2010

Station and Shuttle Transit the Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 23, 2010 is “Station and Shuttle Transit the Sun,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Thierry Legault). The original explanation runs about 130 words.

From the explanation

“That’s no sunspot. On the upper right of the above image of the Sun, the dark patches are actually the International Space Station (ISS) and the Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-132 .”

— APOD editors, May 23, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: May 23, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Thierry Legault
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 130 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 23, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-may-23-station-and-shuttle-transit-the-sun

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