The picture was taken on September 17, 2006, less than an hour after Atlantis had undocked from the ISS. By capturing them in silhouette against the Sun, he could take such a short exposure that any atmospheric distortion was frozen out.
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An image of the North Pole that captures the moon at its closest point and shows the sun below the moon
Unfortunately though, it is not a photograph.
The image is work by artist Inga Nielsen. The image, called "Hideaway" can be viewed on the artist's website.
The image was created using a scenery generator program called Terragen™
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Mars's Victoria Crater, an impact crater near the Martian equator, is approximately half a mile (800 meters) in diameter.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery, riding atop a Boeing 747, makes its decent to Barksdale Air Force Base as it flies over I-20 in Bossier City August 19, 2005
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I saw one for the first time the other day, pretty amazing sight.
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yeah, pretty much but you only see it for about a second.
Its got to be a real clear night and you have to watch the sky for a while, but its worth it when you see one
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