OK, not really 14er related, but I did hike in Colorado to shoot these images, and I know many of us like to watch the skies.
At 6:35 AM yesterday morning, the International Space Station made a somewhat rare lunar transit which was observable here in Golden, Colorado, passing in front of the moon just before sunrise at a distance of about 740 km. I was able to capture images (see one example below) and compile a time-lapse video, which you can see here:
http://jeffwarnerphoto.com/2012/10/02/1 ... golden-co/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cheers!
Jeff
ISS and lunar transit
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Cool! Thanks for sharing.
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Gorgeous shots!
And arrrgh, for all my credentials as an aerospace engineer, I have YET to see the ISS in the sky, I need to fix that.
And arrrgh, for all my credentials as an aerospace engineer, I have YET to see the ISS in the sky, I need to fix that.
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That's funny.farcedude wrote:Gorgeous shots!
And arrrgh, for all my credentials as an aerospace engineer, I have YET to see the ISS in the sky, I need to fix that.
If you have an iPhone, check out 'Satellite Tracker'; it's great for casual observing. Also, if you are out and about and the weather is good:
10/10/12 @ 19:53 to 19:59, WSW to overhead
Should be a good one if no clouds.
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Ooh, the app's downloading TLE files, I like it already
I'll definitely keep an eye out for ISS on the 10th, thanks!
I'll definitely keep an eye out for ISS on the 10th, thanks!
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Re: ISS and lunar transit
great!
I've seen a couple of solar transit photos.
I've seen a couple of solar transit photos.
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That's awesome, Jeff. Thanks for sharing. I bet you're excited for that comet that's supposed to be in our neighborhood next year, eh?
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Yeah, we'll see how that pans out; it's a bit early to guess how well a comet is going to perform.
Cross fingers in a few months!
Cross fingers in a few months!
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