Sunrise Shot Captures NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Crossing the Sun During SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
Space.com photographer Josh Dinner captured a rare solar transit when SpaceX's Falcon Heavy lifted NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, shooting from a Hobby Lobby parking lot in Titusville. Using a Canon R5 Mark II with a solar filter and a long lens, he timed the instantaneous launch window to photo the rocket crossing the sun, aided by trajectory planning tools like FlightClub.io and pre-launch scouting by fellow photographers. It was a high-risk, high-reward shot reflecting the daring spirit of space exploration.