International Space Station Flyover

ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
edited August 27, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
Snapped a pic of the International Space Station as it flew over my town tonight. The pic is no big deal(still cool) and is just a snapshot BUT now I can say that I actually shot the Space Station. :wink

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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    ;-) Which one is the space station? I did watch the space station 2 nights
    ago come over Boise from out of the SSW moving to NNE and its sunlight
    reflection ending near zenith around the bright star Vega. Always neat to
    see it come over. Interestingly enough I think what I am seeing in your
    picture is the very bright planet Venus with dimmer Mars at its upper left
    and dimmer Saturn to its right.

    Something like this in arrangement... A shot I took Aug 15, 2010

    Planet Alignment of Venus, Mars, Saturn.

    Then theres this shot from Astronomy Picture Of The Day

    Your "bright spots" seem similar for position.
    Michael
  • ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    DaddyO wrote: »
    ;-) Which one is the space station? I did watch the space station 2 nights
    ago come over Boise from out of the SSW moving to NNE and its sunlight
    reflection ending near zenith around the bright star Vega. Always neat to
    see it come over. Interestingly enough I think what I am seeing in your
    picture is the very bright planet Venus with dimmer Mars at its upper left
    and dimmer Saturn to its right.

    Something like this in arrangement... A shot I took Aug 15, 2010

    Planet Alignment of Venus, Mars, Saturn.

    Then theres this shot from Astronomy Picture Of The Day

    Your "bright spots" seem similar for position.

    The brightest spot is the Space Station. I watched it move across the sky last night as well as tonight. I think Mars is closer to the moon right now.... and the moon was hours behind making it to this spot. Although it just appears as a bright star... I think it's pretty cool.... knowing what it actually is. The pattern does look just like Mars, Venus, and Saturn... except reversed in the pic you showed. I don't think that is possible to see them reversed like that. Is it? From the looks of your pic... you do a little astrophotgraphy and would know better than I. Have any other cool shots you want to share?
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    ImageX Photography wrote: »
    The brightest spot is the Space Station. I watched it move across the sky last night as well as tonight. I think Mars is closer to the moon right now.... and the moon was hours behind making it to this spot. Although it just appears as a bright star... I think it's pretty cool.... knowing what it actually is. The pattern does look just like Mars, Venus, and Saturn... except reversed in the pic you showed. I don't think that is possible to see them reversed like that. Is it? From the looks of your pic... you do a little astrophotgraphy and would know better than I. Have any other cool shots you want to share?
    K. :D Figured it had to be the brighter spot.
    Check this satellite tracker out. ISS was there. Will be again.
    http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=63101
    Will say that right now the moon is way east of the planets mentioned
    here and is closer to Jupiter rising above the eastern horizon just now.
    Sky and Telescope has info on the current sky arrangement.
    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/
    Mars has moved out of the arrangement pictured from my links but is
    still near Venus just now.
    Have done a small bit of astrophotography over time. Its pretty fun to
    give it a go. Not much done lately, just this last post of a few pic efforts
    during the Persied Meteor Shower.
    http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=175502
    Kdog (Joel) got meteors in his nice recent shots. Lucky stiff thumb.gif
    http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=175210
    Michael
  • ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    Awesome shots in your thread. :D Nice work! I love that stuff. Did you not get some shots of the ISS?

    I know from researching that it's possible to get Saturn with ring and Jupiter with multiple moons. Ever had any luck? I gained an interest in astrophotgraphy after getting this shot with..... a point and shoot! It's one of a few and I actually have some better ones with a less full moon. Less is better for shadows and craters, right? mwink.gif

    moonv.jpg

    Thanks for the flyover page too. :) It shows when and where I took the pic of the ISS.

    Fenton, MO about 8:30 is when I took pic. Looking west. Chart said 8:56 but it was a little earlier. Maybe they stepped on the gas a little up there. haha
    http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=63026
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    ImageX Photography wrote: »
    Awesome shots in your thread. :D Nice work! I love that stuff. Did you not get some shots of the ISS?

    I know from researching that it's possible to get Saturn with ring and Jupiter with multiple moons. Ever had any luck? I gained an interest in astrophotgraphy after getting this shot with..... a point and shoot! It's one of a few and I actually have some better ones with a less full moon. Less is better for shadows and craters, right? mwink.gif

    moonv.jpg

    Thanks for the flyover page too. :) It shows when and where I took the pic of the ISS.

    Fenton, MO about 8:30 is when I took pic. Looking west. Chart said 8:56 but it was a little earlier. Maybe they stepped on the gas a little up there. haha
    http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=63026

    :D Stepped on the gas a little. Hehe. :D Its all relative ain't it. But they are
    super close. Appreciate the comments given to my shots. Thx. :D I don't
    image the ISS often but I have. Shot with a 17-50 Tamron
    http://daddyoh.smugmug.com/photos/359935656_ppALA-X3.jpg
    Someday I will try to use my scope and its tracking to get a close picture
    of it as many have done. Just for the heck of it to see if I can for how
    ever its done.

    Your moon pic with the point and shoot came out very nice. Its amazing
    what a point and shot will do. I use mine, in part, for doing eyepiece projection photography. Does excellent work. Now to get to using it with RA tracking so I can nail sharp better. Then also get pictures of the easier brighter planets that image well. Jupiter and Saturn are nice targets. So is
    Mars when its in close position.
    A few of my better moon shots.
    A forever ongoing project.

    Full moon pics don't give the greatest crater detail as you know. Shooting
    details across the moons terminator line nets the nicer crater details. So
    yes, less is better.

    A further idea to give you is to suggest looking up a local amatuer astronomy club. One of the best things I ever did for learning so many
    things and to motivate the heck out me. One of the things they do is
    "Star Parties" where they take out many telescopes and view items in
    the night sky. Lots of these guys and gals are serious gear heads too. :D
    Michael
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2010
    Cool -- really cool. Never seen that before.
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
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