LightSail-A
Taken by Kirk Bender on June 9, 2015 @
Santa Cruz, California, USA
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Camera Used: SIGMA SIGMA SD1
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2015:06:11 23:21:15
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LightSail-A, the Planetary Society's solar sail test satellite. I did not see it visually, but took an exposure at the time and position predicted by heavens-above.com. Exposure 20 sec. , ISO 800, f1.4, 30mm lens, Sigma SD1. I found it in subsequent exposures, but very very faint. It seems I got lucky on the first one where it flashed from the sun. Remarkable that it is only 18.5 feet wide but I caught it from 200-400 miles away!
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodsncones/
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