ISS, Planets, and a Comet
Taken by David Blanchard on May 31, 2015 @
Flagstaff, AZ
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D700
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2015:06:01 10:47:08
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A nearly full moon washed out many of the dimmer stars but the bright planets Jupiter and Venus were easily visible as the International Space Station transited between the two planets.
The second image shows (but just barely) the fading Comet Lovejoy near the star Polaris. (ISO200, 260s, f/4, 85mm, single image.)
And the final image was an unplanned photo. On the drive home, I was impressed with the moonlit snowfields on the San Francisco Peaks and stopped to capture these star trails.
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