USA 276 & ISS
Taken by Chris Bowden on June 3, 2017 @
Puddletown UK
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Camera Used: SONY ILCA-77M2
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 50
Date Taken: 2017:06:09 18:46:38
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After observing the ISS in daylight on the 3rd June followed by the amazing pass of the Dragon 22 minutes after launch as it soared over the UK skies (as reported by my previous submission) I also observed the later pass of the ISS at 11:26 PM. I took a few 20 second exposure images which also captured another object ahead of the ISS in the same or very similar orbit. It was quite faint and barely visible to the naked eye due to bright moonlight. If you zoom in on the images you'll see the Dragon ahead and down a bit from the ISS just above the horrid lens flare. This was a tricky subject due to the brightness of the Moon (nice and close to Jupiter though). After reading the article today on Spaceweather.com it seems I may have imaged the elusive USA 276?
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