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Credit & Copyright: Andrew McCarthy
Explanation:
What's that unusual spot on the Moon?
It's the
International Space Station.
Using precise timing, the
Earth-orbiting space platform
was photographed in front of a partially lit
gibbous Moon last month.
The featured composite, taken from
Payson,
Arizona,
USA last month,
was intricately composed by combining, in part, many 1/2000-second images from
a video of the ISS crossing
the Moon.
A close
inspection of this unusually
crisp ISS silhouette will reveal the outlines of
numerous solar panels and trusses.
The bright
crater Tycho is visible on the upper left,
as well as comparatively rough,
light colored terrain known as
highlands, and relatively smooth, dark colored areas known as
maria.
On-line
tools can tell you when the
International Space Station will be visible from your
area.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: international space station - Moon
Publications with words: international space station - Moon
See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion