At 2:44am this morning, I positioned myself so the ISS would pass between the moon and I to get this picture. What I didn't expect- was for the ISS to look so much different than usual. #astrophotography #space #opteam 
Half the solar arrays appear to be missing at first glance. That's because despite being in a configuration requiring them to be face on towards Earth (also the direction of the sun) half of the arrays are seen edge-on. So why Is this happening?
As it turns out, this was done in prep for an EVA. So nothing to worry about! And I got a cool, rare picture. Over my favorite crater (Copernicus) no less. Get the signed & numbered print for 24 hours here: 8x10.co/cosmic_backgro…
I always get questions about how these shots are executed, so I put together a full write up on how this was done here: patreon.com/posts/space-st… If you decide to try for yourself let me know! (There's also two videos of this pass, so you can see how it looked in real time)
The limited run of prints is over- but non-limited edition will be available in my main gallery moving forward. They aren't signed or numbered, but can print up larger which is good for how high resolution this one is! Get it here: imagekind.com/an-eva-transit…
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