ISS Rising (David Williams)

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ISS Rising

One more ISS shot...I don't plan to make a habit of shooting the ISS and Hubble flybys, but until I can afford a telescope and/or something better than an average kit lens for my camera, I don't have too many options. I'm working on it. Perhaps next year.

This shot was taken SW of Micanopy, Florida in the early evening about 70 minutes after sunset. f3.5 ISO1600 15" exposure (Canon 50D with 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 Canon lens), 6 photos stacked.

Although this was a very dark area, there was a bright almost-full moon overhead tonight, which is why there were so few stars in the background and also why the ground is so lit up, which I particularly liked despite sacrificing a full starfield to the moon.

I will say that these shoots are therapeutic. They take me to dark, quiet, picturesque locations I might otherwise never experience. The brightness of the ISS or Hubble vary as they fly by, but when they're bright - such as in this shot - they look like a big, ghostly star gliding across the sky. They don't blink like airplanes, and sometimes a "satellite flare" is produced when the set sun reflects off of them just right. I've never seen satellite flare from the ISS, but I've seen it several times from the Hubble and other satellites. A very cool sight to see.

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