ISS and the two Lucindas
Taken by Wayne Wooten on March 14, 2022 @
Airport Approach, Pensacola, Florida
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The old name Lucinda means the brightest star of a given constelltion, and the two brightest in the sky, Sirius and Canopus, are both in the southern sky here. The ISS emerged from the clouds at 8:05 PM CDT at mag. -3.0, much brighter than either Sirius (atop) or Canopus (just above the southern horizon at bottom here). This is a minute untracked exposure with Starry Camera Pro, set at ISO 400 to avoid overexposure. Note the ISS growing brighter as it climbs to the upper left. Also note diurnal motion. The belt of Orion at top right makes the longest trails (on equator), Sirius less so, and Canopus, near the south pole, appears as a point near horizon. The ISS would fade into clouds seconds after the lucky break here.
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