Observation by Steve Knight: ISS solar transit

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2018 Oct 21 - 13:15

Uploaded

2018 Nov 03 - 21:55

Objects

The Sun
Spacecraft

Equipment

6D DSLR
ETX125 telescope

Exposure

x32 ISO25600 1/4000th sec frames

Location

Badby

Target name

International Space Station

Title

ISS solar transit

About this image

OK, not really astronomy but capturing ISS solar (and lunar) transits I find strangely satisfying. 32 frames derived from video stacked using StarStax software. The ISS was 1,024km away and the transit lasted 1.29 sec.

Files associated with this observation

StarStaX_MVI_0104 0444-MVI_0104 0475_darken faststoned.jpg (105.3 kB)

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