Can You Spot the Tiny Chinese Space Station on the Face of the Sun?
Posted by Justin on May 16th, 2012
Alright, it’s a little easier when someone puts a tiny circle around it. What you are seeing is China’s Tiangong-1 space station transiting the Sun. This is the handiwork of Astrophotographer Thierry Legault who had to time this perfectly to snap this picture since since the station zoomed through this shot in only .09 seconds.
Notice how the massive sun spot completely dwarves the Tiangong-1 meager size which is only 10.3 x 3.3 meters.
Check out the close up shots at the link below.
[Universe Today] via Bri G
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