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Observation by Steve Knight: ISS lunar transit

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2023 Mar 25 - 18:31

Uploaded

2023 Mar 26 - 22:05

Objects

Spacecraft
The Moon

Equipment
  • Starwave 70mm f/6 doublet
  • ASI174MM camera
  • 642nm bandpass filter
  • AZ-GTI mount
Exposure

0.412ms Gain=300 (75%)

Location

Banbury

Target name

ISS

Title

ISS lunar transit

About this image

Composite of the ISS transiting the 4.2 day old moon.  The transit lasted 0.99 sec and the ISS was 599 km from me.

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