Space Station passing in front of the Big Dipper

[EmigrantChris]

I took this shot this evening, as the ISS was passing in front of the Big Dipper.



30 second exposure @ f3.5
ISO 800

[Chip]

Now there's a photo you don't see every day. That's well done and pretty darn cool.

Just curious: how did you know just where to point your camera?

Thanks for sharing.

[dmpete]

Great shot.!!!

[kabur]

Hey. Great capture. I watched that. It is the coolest thing. I think that this past Monday you could see the ISS and the shuttle.

[EmigrantChris]

Originally Posted by Chip

Just curious: how did you know just where to point your camera?

NASA has put together a few tools to help you know when the shuttle and ISS will be passing over you.

Their basic tool is at:
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Orbital Tracking

And a more advanced one that lets you search for other satellites as well is at:
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Realtime Data

[shiraq]

nice shot

[ZELDAdog]

Super cool!!!

[AndCity]

Nice shot and unusual. I'm going to see if I can see it - but not tonight as it's cloudy!

[kurtwall]

Suhweeet! Seems like there's too much light pollution here for me to try this. Nice job!

[Fred flyfisher]

That is oh-so-cool... great image!