<div align="justify">A NASA photographer has captured a stunning image of the International Space Station (ISS) making its way in front of the Sun at a speed of about 28,968 kilometres per hour.<br /><br />Noel Kowsky, a lensman working for NASA captured the photograph of the ISS just when it was about to make a transit in front of the Sun on December 17.<br /><br />Kowsky was able to capture several images of the event, 10 of which combined to make a single composite view of the ISS.<br /><br />The image shows the orbital space station - considered to be the largest man-made structure ever to be built in space - transiting across the Sun.<br /><br />Capturing a photo of such solar transits is no small feat since it takes a considerable amount of time to plan and actually pull off, 'Tech Times' reported.<br /><br />The ISS orbits the Earth at an altitude of about 330 to 435 kilometres that it would be very difficult to see it directly without the help of a high-powered telescope at times.<br /><br />There is also the challenge of knowing where the space station will be, relative to Earth and at what time. Stargazers often use a tracker to find out the location of the ISS. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">A NASA photographer has captured a stunning image of the International Space Station (ISS) making its way in front of the Sun at a speed of about 28,968 kilometres per hour.<br /><br />Noel Kowsky, a lensman working for NASA captured the photograph of the ISS just when it was about to make a transit in front of the Sun on December 17.<br /><br />Kowsky was able to capture several images of the event, 10 of which combined to make a single composite view of the ISS.<br /><br />The image shows the orbital space station - considered to be the largest man-made structure ever to be built in space - transiting across the Sun.<br /><br />Capturing a photo of such solar transits is no small feat since it takes a considerable amount of time to plan and actually pull off, 'Tech Times' reported.<br /><br />The ISS orbits the Earth at an altitude of about 330 to 435 kilometres that it would be very difficult to see it directly without the help of a high-powered telescope at times.<br /><br />There is also the challenge of knowing where the space station will be, relative to Earth and at what time. Stargazers often use a tracker to find out the location of the ISS. <br /></div>