A Blade of Light in the Sky - Idirium Flare (plus Moon/Jupiter Conjunction)
Taken by Giuseppe Petricca on April 18, 2016 @
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 700D
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 200
Date Taken: 2016:04:18 08:03:58
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"A Blade of Light in the Sky"
I like to think about the Iridium Flares in this fashion, particularly the ones with a great magnitude, like this one.
After an early rise around three am in the morning, I went outside after planning to capture this flare, only to discover that it was raining outside. It was almost enought to make me go back, almost...
But, as the saying goes, Fortuna Favet Fortibus (Luck Helps the Audacious), and just a minute before the actual flare the clouds gave me the necessary space to admire and photograph it. The magnitude was -8.3, and it was like the satellite never stopped lighting up while ascending in the sky. I excitedly exclaimed a "wow" with loud voice!
We can see next to it the beautiful open cluster of Melotte 111 in the Coma Berenices, and on the right, under the Leo Constellation, the conjunction between the Moon and Jupiter. The 40 km/h wind moved the stars, and the temperatures of 1°C (with wind chill at -4°C) on April 18th certainly did not help, but the show was truly wonderful!
Canon EOS 700D - 18/55 mm IS STM - Lightroom CC - Photoshop CC
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/gmrphotographer/
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