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‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts

‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts

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A high-resolution image of the Sun’s surface shows swirling patterns, a sunspot, a solar flare, and the silhouette of the International Space Station passing in front of the Sun. The scene is colored in vivid orange and yellow tones.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured a "once in a lifetime shot" on Sunday when the International Space Station (ISS) crossed the Sun just as a solar flare erupted from the star's surface.

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