Transit of the International Space Station

So great to look at photographs from the Astronomy Photographer of The Year 2011 run by the Royal Observatory and the Sky at Night Magazine.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14792580

All images subject to copyright. Music courtesy KPM Music. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. 

Here' an astonishing image of the International Space Station flying across the disc of the Sun. It crossed the surface in half a second so the photographer had to be very skillful to capture the image. The Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen docking with the ISS.