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Old 29-03-2016, 09:12 PM
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Iridium-55

Iridium satellites are great to photograph especially if they are bright, around magnitude -1 or better.
This one was rather high in the sky at my location located in South East Queensland. 30 seconds was rather a long exposure and there slight star trails. I wasn't sure of capture window so decided to go for a longer exposure time. The duration was around 5 seconds.
Iridium-55

Camera Canon 600D
Elevation 55 degrees
Direction North East
Time 18:43
Exposure single frame shot at 30 seconds ISO 800
Focal length 18mm F 5.2
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