As I'm sure many of us already know, yesterday North America saw its first total solar eclipse since February 1979.
The eclipse was at least partially visible across the United States, with the total solar eclipse falling across Oregon.
While many people traveled to states where the total eclipse would be most visible, or even got married under the eclipse, NASA was sure to snap a couple of high-quality images from Banner, Wyoming.
But some people have noticed something unusual about these particular eclipse photos. Something appears to be photobombing the eclipse!
Can you see it? Could it be aliens, or possibly a satellite with perfect timing?
Check out the photo series below to see if you can spot the spaceship and figure out where it came from!
Then, ask your friends if they can see it too! I know I completely missed it the first time. What a sneaky spaceship.
Thumbnail Photo: Instagram / NASA
This image, posted on NASA's official Instagram, shows the very beginning of the solar eclipse, with the moon just beginning to inch in front of the sun. Neat!
The moon is moving further along here and starting to noticeably block the sun! A keen eye will notice a couple of naturally occurring sun spots around the center and upper right portion of the sun.
And this is what the near-total eclipse looked like from Banner, Wyoming! You can only see a sliver of the sun peeking out from around the moon. So where is that spaceship, you say? It's coming!
Now, with the moon nearly past the sun, more freckled sun spots are visible. But wait — are those all sun spots? It looks like something else has come between the camera and the eclipse! Let's take a closer look.
Can you see it a bit clearer now? It looks like a sideways 'H' floating a bit left of center of the eclipse. But what is that?
There it is! A small spaceship that managed to get caught by NASA's lens. Have you figured out what it is yet? See below for the answer!
It's the International Space Station! European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli snapped this picture from the perspective of the space station while the eclipse was happening. So much for aliens, but what an incredible image. If you've ever wondered what a solar eclipse looks like from space, this is it!
And here's one more: a long-exposure photo capture of the International Space Station flying across the eclipse. Such a beautiful and awe-inspiring sight of our solar system.
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