Observation by Steve Knight: ISS lunar transit

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2020 Jun 01 - 19:38

Uploaded

2020 Jun 01 - 22:11

Objects

The Moon
Spacecraft

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Constellation

Grus

Field centre

RA: 22h44m
Dec: -46°52'
Position angle: -4°57'

Field size

0°09' × 0°05'

Equipment
  • Skywatcher 200mm f6 Dobsonian
  • Canon 6D DSLR
  • Watch House EQ platform
Exposure

1/4000th sec at ISO800

Location

Banbury

Target name

International Space Station

Title

ISS lunar transit

About this image

Capturing ISS lunar and solar transits is something I enjoy doing.  Normally I have to travel to observe them but this one was visible from back garden so I decided to operate two telescopes.  A little stressful but surprisingly they both captured it.  The ISS was 718km away and the transit lasted 1.08 sec.

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