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Shuttle and Hubble Passing In Front of the Sun

Posted by timothy on from the ad-astra-per-alia-porci dept.

GvG was one of several readers to point out this "incredible photo clearly showing the silhouette of Atlantis and the Hubble Space Telescope as they passed in front of the Sun was taken Wednesday, May 13, 2009, from west of Vero Beach, Florida. The two spaceships were at an altitude of 600 km and they zipped across the sun in only 0.8 seconds." The image is all over the Web now, for good reason.

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  1. Try this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    on Wolfram Alpha : "King of England".
    Man, that thing is an embarrassment.

  2. Hubble pointed in the wrong direction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That Bastard Hubble. I got spotted taking a slash (UK Slang for piss) in my back garden.

    The police arrived saying they have me on CCTV and I got fined £80 for a public order offence.

  3. mod) 3own by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is 3usy infighting