Observation by Steve Knight: Orion + vermin (satellites)

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2017 Dec 19 - 01:53

Uploaded

2018 Jan 21 - 21:43

Objects

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h39^m
Dec: +00°56'
Position angle: +8°17'

Field size

15° × 22°

Equipment

Canon 6D
Samyang f1.4 85mm lens
Astrotrac

Exposure

x282 10 sec exposures (ISO 3200)

Location

Moreton Pinkney

Target name

Orion

Title

Orion + vermin (satellites)

About this image

Aim of an hours worth of exposures was to try and capture Barnard's Loop. Failed with this camera but I did capture many satellites. I guess the 21st century vermin of the skies is not asteroids but satellites? The main geostationary belt is about 8 deg below the celestial equator because of course I was about 5,000 km above the plane of the equator.

Files associated with this observation

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Ray Emery, Mr Leonard Entwisle, Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Neil Morrison, Grant Privett, Chris Dole, David Hancox, David Swan, Peter Carson

Comments

Grant Privett, 2018 Jan 22 - 20:49 UTC

How median stacking them in batches of 28 and then additively stacking the 10 resultant files? That should do it. Any satellites should just vanish during the median stacking! :)

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