An Iridium flare...in transit over Jupiter
Taken by Thierry Legault on May 13, 2015 @
Beach of Oostende, Belgium
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Hi Tony, I think that it's the first time an Iridium flare is recorded while passing over a planet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_CkZBde-wk
I filmed it in wide angle over the North Sea and in close-up with a telescope to show the satellites of Jupiter.
I had to drive from Paris to Belgium to catch it, but a sunny evening on a beach is always pleasant!
The transit line width was only 700m.
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrophoto.fr
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