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Unread 05-15-2009, 12:35 PM   #2038 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde View Post
Transiting the Sun

In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had grappled the Hubble Space Telescope.

The phtographer made this image using a solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera.

Image Credit: NASA/Thierry Legaul

NASA - Image of the the Day - Gallery
I am slightly saddened that I see stuff like this and my only response is "so what?" Sometimes I wish I could go back to being a kid so all this stuff was still fascinating and new. Anyone else almost completely lost their sense of wonder?

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You often seem to think that the lowest-hanging-fruit makes you some sort of comedy genius. You're just not a good person. You're spiteful, constantly negative, and bring others down to make yourself feel better. I just don't have room for that.
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