Another amazing solar transit image of Atlantis, taken by the formidable Thierry Legault (via Flight Plan):

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.

Looking at this crisp transit image, I found myself scratching my head, wondering where I’d seen Legault’s name before. It seemed awfully familiar… maybe from a few years back? And then I remembered THIS:

Far and away, one of the best space images of 2006, and one that fascinated me from the moment I first beheld it!

Image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle Atlantis (50 minutes after undocking from the ISS, before return to Earth), taken from the area of Mamers (Normandie, France) on september 17th 2006 at 13h 38min 50s UT