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More amazing photography here. Apparently the astronauts on the International Space Station caught this fantastic pic of Sarychev Peak erupting on June 12th. Awesome.

This is simply too cool and must be shared. Amateur astronomer Thierry Legault caught a couple photos of the space shuttle Atlantis as it approached the Hubble Space Telescope for a repair mission, during the 0.8 seconds they transited the face of the sun at a speed of 25,000 km/h.

Atlantis and Hubble Transit the Sun

Yes, that tiny speck in the lower left is them. Hit the Gizmodo article or the photographer’s site for zoomed/cropped pics. And to reiterate the warning from the article:

—Note: It should be obvious, but don’t try anything like this unless you know exactly what you’re doing. Your eyes, they will burn.

… but funny anyway, heh. I selected these from an email forwarded to my wife. Happy Weekend.

Check this out. See, it’s already old, but I can appreciate it when it’s done in a creative and/or game-nerdly way.