Go Back   IceInSpace > General Astronomy > Observational and Visual Astronomy
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 07-04-2008, 06:01 PM
Karls48 (Karl)
Registered User

Karls48 is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 753
What is this?

Couple nights while imagining I noticed what looked like satellite trail across the image. Well, nothing unusual. But then the other trail appeared and then the other. At one stage I had 6 trails visible on the image travelling in same direction. I switched camera to single shot mode and took few images. I could not see anything with naked eye. My guess is that it was rocket or satellite debris but I’m not sure. Any one got better idea what it could be? The star in middle of image is Procyon.
Date and time of observation 05/04/08 T21:23 EST, PA 277d :10m
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (2008-04-05-1753-Procyonsum-005.jpg)
44.5 KB66 views
Click for full-size image (2008-04-05-1753-Procyonsum-007.jpg)
46.3 KB52 views
Click for full-size image (2008-04-05-1753-Procyonsum-009.jpg)
49.1 KB46 views
Click for full-size image (2008-04-05-1753-Procyonsum-011.jpg)
45.2 KB43 views
Click for full-size image (2008-04-05-1753-Procyonsum-013.jpg)
45.9 KB47 views
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-04-2008, 06:39 PM
koputai's Avatar
koputai (Jason)
Registered User

koputai is offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,648
Geostationary satellites? They'd be in approximately the right area.

Cheers,
Jason.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-04-2008, 07:35 PM
bojan's Avatar
bojan
amateur

bojan is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Mt Waverley, VIC
Posts: 7,112
Geostationary satellites should appear to "move" from west to east on photos (if telescope tracking was on).
This definitely seems to be the case on your photos...
Very interesting work ! :-)
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-04-2008, 09:05 PM
Karls48 (Karl)
Registered User

Karls48 is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 753
Yes you are right. Thanks Jason and Bojan. I should think of it myself and switch tracking off.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 03:46 AM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement
Astrophotography Prize
Advertisement