A few days ago I received an email notice from CalSky that the International Space Station would pass directly in front of the Sun for my location. The station moves about 5 mi/sec. The duration of the transit would be 0.67 sec to cross the full disc of the Sun. Here it is. Don’t blink.
This view is slowed down to 1/4 as fast and is much easier to see. Do you hear the birds in the background?
Here is a composite of the station position each tenth of a second.
How I See It 
Neat!
In the blink of an eye! Great catch, Jim!
Very awesome work. Kudos.
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Great job catching this, Jim.
Thanks. It was actually pretty easy.
Now you’re just showing off. 🙂
Where are you planning to watch the full eclipse of the sun from? I see that many hotels along the path of the eclipse are already sold out for that date.
Our hope is to drive about 3-4 hours southwest of home and be in the centerline. No need to stay at a hotel. Of course the weather could be a factor. But, I am hopeful.
It’s good if you can avoid a hotel. I checked several town along the route, especially in Oregon. Lots of them have no vacancy, and many of those that do are charging exorbitant rates.
It is a big money making opportunity.
We are car pooling with our daughter and 2 grandkids. They will remember the experience.
That was pretty fast, alright. You sure had to know when it was coming! I had to watch twice to see it.
[…] To see something really interesting about the ISS, I recommend checking out Jim R’s cool capture of the ISS transiting the Sun. […]