Amazing Photo of Shuttle against the Sun

Courtesy of BCN (breakingchristiannews.com)

Aimee Herd (May 16, 2009)

"...In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run its race..." -Psalm 19

NASA has posted an incredible photo of the space shuttle Atlantis set against the backdrop of the sun.

sun and shuttleThe image is credited to Thierry Legault and NASA, and was taken on May 12th with a "solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera." (Photo Credit: NASA/ThierryLegault)

The shuttle appears as merely a silhouetted spec in front of an extensive golden sphere that consumes the background. Another testimony to the immensity and omnipotence of our God and Creator who formed the sun, and Who has given man the ability to gain knowledge enough for space travel.

The first part of Psalm 19 gives an apt description of the beautiful burning star pictured in this photo:

The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.

In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
Its rising is from one end of Heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Source: Nasa.gov