Iridium Flare and Leaning Tower
Taken by Giuseppe Petricca on March 11, 2014 @
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
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Camera Used: NIKON COOLPIX P90
Exposure Time: 800/100
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2014:03:11 21:22:33
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This evening, in Pisa, Italy, a beautiful 'encounter' happened. A wonderful -7.5 mag Iridium Flare, clearly visibile even in the light polluted sky of the city center, photographed from the famous Miracle Square, with the Leaning Tower as a special guest.
But I was lucky, because two airplanes crossed the portion I was photographing, and a second Iridium satellite was really near the bright one, but this second one did not create a flare.
The background constellation is the dim but beautiful Ursa Minor, culminating in the left high corner in the Northern Star, the Polaris.
The picture is a 8 seconds shot, f4.0, ISO 100 taken with my Nikon Coolpix P90 Bridge rigorously on tripod. I was planning to do this shot from about two or three days ago, and luckily the clouds gave way to clear sky just in time.
Photographer's website:
http://www.gmrphotographer.net
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