What’s Your Preference?

alphasco · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 06:56 PM

Here are a couple more photos of the trail of the International Space Station across the sky in 30 seconds of exposure time taken
Sunday evening at 9:01 pm and 9:02 pm CDT respectively. Even though the sky was very dark, the 30 second exposure makes
the sky appear to be in daylight, but notice the stars visible.

In this photo, the ISS is in the NW sky at it's highest (64 deg. alt.) just passing out of the constellation Corona Borealis (Northern
Crown) and -3.0 magnitude, brighter than Venus. Exposure was 30 sec @ f/5 and ISO of 100, 18mm focal length lens.

International Space Station passage 09/06/09

One minute later, the ISS completing its visible passage for Grand Prairie TX in the NE.

Hayward Taylor · #2 (**permalink**) 09-07-2009, 07:50 PM

Hello there .. I am always at awed when I look at your images ... professional quality .. and you are so versed in this space body of stars .. very nice