'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch
Space.com's Josh Dinner caught an amazing shot of NASA's Roman Space Telescope crossing the sun on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Here's how it happened in a Hobby Lobby parking lot.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For photographer Josh Dinner, standing in the parking lot of the Titusville Hobby Lobby during the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope provided a unique opportunity. As the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carried the observatory towards its orbital destination, Dinner captured a picture-perfect moment – the rocket crossing the face of the sun.
This alignment was rare, as the sun's position in the sky is constantly shifting, and the rocket's trajectory was precisely calculated to pass in front of the sun at the optimal moment. Using software tools to predict the optimal launch window, Dinner seized the opportunity to capture this rare astronomical event.
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