Iridium 15

Mick (Michael) · #1 26-07-2005, 06:38 PM

Captured Iridium 15 as it was heading south this afternoon. It was a difficult target at 18:13 but it turned out alright. I had to keep the exposure down to 8sec to avoid an over exposure. It was very close to the Scorpion and very bright at -5 mag. Can't wait for the ISS and hopefully STS 114 Discovery to grace our sky.

h0ughy (David) · #2 26-07-2005, 09:35 PM

nice capture there mate

i will be trying for the ISS tomorrow morning at 5.39am

gaa_ian (Ian) · #3 26-07-2005, 10:38 PM

Great shot Mick ... Iridium are often a highlight of our observing night, especilly for those who have never seen one before

iceman (Mike) · #4 27-07-2005, 06:34 AM

Great shot Mick, excellent capture. And it sure is hard at that time of night.

Mick (Michael) · #5 27-07-2005, 08:32 PM

Thanks fellas, but things do go wrong sometimes. Here is, or what should have been a beautiful photo of Iridium 42 at -7mag with a bright star cross. Taken this morning.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #6 27-07-2005, 08:46 PM

Ahh hard luck mick. Would have been a great shot. Great first shots though

gbeal · #7 28-07-2005, 06:03 AM

Nice shot(s) Mick. They get infectious after a while.

toetoe (Peter) · #8 28-07-2005, 12:05 PM

Looking forward to seeing some more great pics. Well done.