3d. Zoom. Biodiversité. jBrout. Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun. Any use of one of these images other than strictly private must be subject to prior authorization from legault@astrophoto.fr The following transit has been taken from the vicinity of the Kennedy Space Center on May 12th, only 24 hours after the launch of Atlantis as it was halfway to Hubble, at a distance of only 260 km.
Duration of the transit: only 0.3 second. The thin silhouette confirms that the cargo bay doors were opened. Takahashi TOA-130 refractor (diameter 130mm, final focal 2200mm or 3400mm) on Manfrotto video tripod, Baader solar prism and Canon 5D mark II, plus a detailed map of Florida, a GPS (for the precise location) and a radio-controlled watch (for the precise time).