Spacedust

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Sep 29 2006, 7:41 am
Keywords: news, space
"It looks like a speck of dust on the surface of the sun. But this spectacular picture shows the space shuttle Atlantis alongside the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted as they orbit the earth."

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"It looks like a speck of dust on the surface of the sun. But this spectacular picture shows the space shuttle Atlantis alongside the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted as they orbit the earth."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/ news.html?in_article_id=407636
Sep 29 2006, 12:42 pm
When I first looked at the picture I tried to wipe the dot off my screen heh.
Sep 29 2006, 12:43 pm
That's a real image of the sun? It looks a lot like someone went and created a circle in Photoshop. But it's still neat!
Sep 29 2006, 12:53 pm
"...as they orbit the earth."
Crashed, read that. >_>
Sep 29 2006, 4:38 pm
BigBoiD:

The image was taken in Normandy by French astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He used a digital camera attached to a £5,000 specially kitted-out telescope.

So yes, it's a picture of the sun. =)

I agree with Crashed though, it does look like a Photoshop job!
Oct 2 2006, 5:42 am
Rubber dodge balls...in space!
Oct 5 2006, 10:16 am
I'm no astronomer or anything, but I have trouble seeing the similarities between that and this

I think it's fake. :P