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STS-117 and ISS flying in tandem

I saw that the ISS and the Space Shuttle mission 117 would be visible briefly over my neighborhood tonight. Since the pass was so low (they both entered the earth’s shadow at only 45 degrees up) I went up the hill to watch from “Summit Lane”. And I took my camera. Not a bad shot, considering that I didn’t do any prep work to get my camera set up until I could already see the pair going overhead. And I’m pretty impressed with the star colors. My eyes never see those colors!

Crop of Shuttle Atlantis and ISS trails

In this shot you can see the 15 second exposure trails of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (the brighter, higher trail) and the International Space Station.

Here’s the full image.

Update: The Bad Astronomer (aka Phil Plait) got a nice shot, too.

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One Response to “STS-117 and ISS flying in tandem”

  1. phord Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 9:39 am 
    Camera Model Name               : Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Create Date                     : 2007:06:20 22:02:17
Exposure Time                   : 15 seconds
Aperture Value                  : 2.7
Exposure Compensation           : 0
Metering Mode                   : Center-weighted average
Flash                           : Off
Focal Length                    : 6.0mm
Image Size                      : 2592x1944
Exposure Mode                   : Auto
White Balance                   : Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio              : 1
Scale Factor To 35mm Equivalent : 6.1

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