Trevor Mahlmann was among the many people who wanted to record the solar eclipse on camera. But that's not all -he wanted to catch the International Space Station flying across the sun at the same time as the moon was crossing between the sun and the earth. Mahlmann did that, out in Wyoming. It took months of planning, and it worked!
The guys from Smarter Every Day were there to help set the project up, pull some strings, and explain what's happening. If you just want to see the ISS transit, skip ahead to 3:20, but the whole show is worth a watch. There's a second video, in which they recap the experience. -via Digg
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There's a similar video at https://www.space.com/37896-iss-transits-eclipsed-sun.html "NASA videographer Joel Kowsky used a high-speed camera to capture the crossing, known as a transit, at 1,500 frames per second. Kowsky recorded the footage from near Banner, Wyoming". That said, the "Smarter Every Day" crew have clearer pictures of ISS.
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A friend of mine tried to pull off a shot with the ISS crossing the crescent moon. He had it all planned, went to the spot in Colorado ... and didn't get it. He forgot to include the elevation, which changed the viewing angle too much.
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