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Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun
Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun

This noon, on 2 August 2026, I got extremely lucky in Chloumek, Czech Republic. I captured the International Space Station in front of the Sun at a very short-term hole in the clouds just by the current large sunspots AR 4495 and AR 4500. I was actually about to give up today. But I did not. And this is what it looked like! The duration of transit was incredibly short, only about 0.6 s. And the clouds were moving truly quickly. So what are the odds?

Used Nikon Z6III, SkyWatcher 254/1200mm, f4.7, ISO 2000, 1/6400s.

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun - Detail

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun – Detail

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun - Detail Annotated (EN)

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun – Detail Annotated (EN)

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun - Detail Annotated (CZ)

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun – Detail Annotated (CZ)

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun - Large Detail

Space Station and Cloudy, Spotted Sun – Large Detail

Backstage of observation on 2 August, 2026, nearby Chloumek. Czech Republic

Backstage of observation on 2 August, 2026, nearby Chloumek. Czech Republic

Map of observation Spot

Map of observation Spot

Details of the ISS transit from www.transit-finder.com

Details of the ISS transit from www.transit-finder.com