APOD: 2022 April 11 - A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good morning my friend, and good to see you on the RP net this morning April 11, 2022. I have said it many times before, yet I will say it again, "nobody does it better from above". Thank you for sharing Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "A Spae Station Crosses a Busy Sun."

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen

Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the April 11th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD); A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun

Image: A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun - Image Credit & Copyright - Wang Letian (Eyes at Night)

Explanation: Typically, the International Space Station is visible only at night. Slowly drifting across the night sky as it orbits the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) can be seen as a bright spot several times a year from many locations. The ISS is then visible only just after sunset or just before sunrise because it shines by reflected sunlight -- once the ISS enters the Earth's shadow, it will drop out of sight. The only occasion when the ISS is visible during the day is when it passes right in front of the Sun. Then, it passes so quickly that only cameras taking short exposures can visually freeze the ISS's silhouette onto the background Sun. The featured picture did exactly that -- it is actually a series of images taken earlier this month from Beijing, China with perfect timing. This image series was later combined with separate images taken at nearly the same time but highlighting the texture and activity on the busy Sun. The solar activity included numerous gaseous prominences seen around the edge, highlighted in red, filaments seen against the Sun's face, and a dark sunspot."

Traffic Paper Sun 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqElQMH0QI

FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Michael Terrell CPL Douglas Chrysler PO3 Edward Riddle MSgt Gloria Vance SSG Michael Noll SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D CSM Charles Hayden GySgt Jack Wallace1SG Dan Capri CSM Bob Stanek SGM Bill Frazer SGM Major Stroupe SGT Mark Anderson 1SG Joseph DarteySPC Lyle Montgomery MAJ Bob Miyagishima

That's a lot of gear but great photo!