ISS Capture - 01/16/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-16 21:47:33

Had a great opportunity to image the ISS as it flew Mobile, AL over tonight. It was an awesome sight, all the way from one horizon to the other. I was able to take a shot through my 6" reflect with Nikon D40. It's not much to look at with a 6" reflector, but it's was fun to image in any case.


Think of it like this, the ISS is around 120 yards (let's say a football field) in width and about 220 miles altitude. Imagine trying to watch a football game from 220 miles away, and the football field is moving at 17,500 miles per hour!


ISS Over Mobile, AL 01/16/2009 5:56:pm


Here's the original image.


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