Photo of Shuttle docked with Space Station

August 6, 2009 by
Filed under: Photography, space 


Photo Credit: Thierry Legualt

Here’s another astounding image taken by Thierry Legualt, known for his ground-breaking astronomical photography. It shows space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station, on July 26th 2009.

One can’t just take a snapshot of the ISS – even with the most powerful and sophisticated equipment. It needs to be backlit, and the Sun is the most handy light to use. But consider this: the ISS was 500 km away, and moving at a speed of 7 km/sec (that’s 25,000 km/hr!) and the transit across the Sun took just 0.75 seconds. Now that’s planning.

Interestingly, when the Endeavour docked on July 15, a new record was set for space-vehicle occupancy – the 13 people  of the combined crews.

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3 Comments on Photo of Shuttle docked with Space Station

  1. Yuri and Friends Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Pad 39a on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 11:53 am

    2. [...] Photo of Shuttle docked with Space Station : ReasonCheck [...]

  2. John Kerr on Fri, 2nd Oct 2009 11:41 pm

    3. “Astrological” photography?

  3. Tim on Sat, 3rd Oct 2009 12:20 pm

    4. @John Kerr: Major oops! Thanks, and fixed.

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