The Moon, Venus and a Starlink train
Taken by Mark Kidger on March 28, 2020 @
Madrid, Spain
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Camera Used: samsung SM-A705FN
Exposure Time: 1/10
Aperture: f/1.7
ISO: 2500
Date Taken: 2020:03:28 20:19:18
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We have been on lockdown for two weeks now, so I cannot even go down into the garden to observe at risk of a hefty fine: what I can see from the window is what I can observe.
Tonight, I was snapping the Moon and Venus when I had a big surprise as a satellite appeared lowish in the west and brightened rapidly as it climbed, passing about 7 or 8 degrees the other side of the Moon to Venus. About 15 or 20 seconds later another appeared and I realised that this was my first Starlink Train. I called my wife and we watched the last few satellites of the train passing.
As a bonus, one of the satellites showed as a short trail on a photo as it climbed past the Moon.
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