Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Sharp Silhouette
Explanation:
Though it's [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] 93 million miles away, the Sun still hurts your eyes when you look at it. But bright sunlight (along with accurate planning and proper equipment!) resulted in this sharp silhouette [ http://www.astropho…] of spaceship and space station. The amazing telescopic view, recorded on September 17, captures shuttle orbiter Atlantis [ http://www.nasa.gov…orbiters/atlantis-in fo.html ] and the International Space Station [ http://en.wikipedia…] in orbit over planet Earth. At a range of 550 kilometers from the observing site near Mamers, Normandy, France, Atlantis (left) has just undocked and moved about 200 meters away from the space station. Tomorrow, yet another [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] satellite of planet Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] can be seen in silhouette - the Moon will eclipse the Sun. This last eclipse [ http://sunearth.gsf…OH2006.html#2006Sep2 2A ] of 2006 will be seen as an annular [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] solar eclipse along a track that crosses northern South America and the south Atlantic.
Credit and Copyright:
Thierry Legault [ http://www.astropho…]
facet_when:
2006
facet_where:
France
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Sun
facet_when_year:
2006
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060921

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