Lunar Transit

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By: Pierre Martin
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Photographer	Pierre Martin {Karma:3355}
Project	#24 The Decisive Moment	Camera Model	Canon 300D
Categories	Scientific Alternative Process From The Field	Film Format	Digital JPEG High
Portfolio		Lens	Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM
Uploaded	11/2/2006	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
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Critiques	7	Rating	Pending / 1 Ratings
Location	City - Ottawa State - ONTARIO Country - Canada
About	Local satellite expert Kevin Fetter alerted my astronomy club that the International Space Station (ISS) would be passing very close to the Moon on May 1st 2006. I rushed to assemble my gear and I started snapping several short exposures at the predicted time. As luck would have it, the ISS passed directly in front of the Moon! It looked like a bright star-like object (the ISS was far... hundreds of km's away from me to be exact and quite low in the western sky). The whole event lasted just a second or two. I digitally combined all the pictures to show the ISS as a single long streak. The earthshine (dark area of the moon that is visible due to illumination from earth) was quite prominent. This was my first attempt taking an astrophoto with my new Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 lens. This is the only instance I've ever had to capture a spacecraft crossing a distant celestial object. Hope you enjoyed!

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:209486} 11/12/2006

i like it.. very fine exposure..
the (grey) part of the moon is so visble..
wlel done
roby

;)

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 11/12/2006

Thanks Gerhard! This sure was a challenging shot to take and an opportunity that doesn't happen all too often. The Moon was already quite low in the sky too. The result turned out better than I expected... especially on my first try.

- Pierre

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 11/12/2006

Thanks Dave!

Gerhard Reider {K:509} 11/4/2006

Great Capture! This Picture enters my "Hall of Fame of non-professional night-sky photos". Often I spend my time doing the same stuff with a friend of mine - boring our wifes. But I have never captured the moon and the ISS in one pic. Great. Nice Regards, Gerhard

Dave Holland {K:13074} 11/3/2006

Good effort, Pierre.

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 11/2/2006

Thanks Dave! Glad you enjoyed it!

I've been seeing a lot of beautiful shots from you... I hope to get back to more commenting soon.

Dave Stacey

{K:150877} 11/2/2006

A fantastic capture, Pierre! I'm glad you were able to show us this scene, with your very well done PP work to show the ISS's path. Great work!
Dave.

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