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Image: ISS Transit composite during Solar Eclipse 8-21-17 near Banner, Wyoming

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Description: This composite image, made from seven frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse, Monday, August 21, 2017 near Banner, Wyoming, USA. Onboard as part of Expedition 52 are: NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe.
Title: ISS Transit composite during Solar Eclipse 8-21-17 near Banner, Wyoming
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/36670875426/
Author: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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