Iridium flare 26.08.2015

Posted: Jun 1st, 2020

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Canon 18-55

Camera: Canon 550 D

Mount: HandMade astrotracker

Guide Scope: No guide

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop

Exposure:

1 x 45" ISO/Gain: 1600

Kharkiv, Ukraine

1 m

2004

10

"Iridium flare" against the backdrop of the constellation Perseus.
The brightness of the satellite's solar reflection reached nearly magnitude -6 and even illuminated the remnants of a contrail from an airplane.
Balcony in Kharkiv.

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