BepiColombo Flyby of Earth
Taken by Robert Sparks on April 9, 2020 @
Tucson, AZ
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: 5000
Date Taken: 2020:04:10 00:14:55
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BepiColombo flew by Earth for a gravity assist on its way to Mercury. These two 20 second exposures show the spacecraft rapidly moving across the field. The first one was taken at 10:34pm MST right after it emerged from the shadow. The second was taken at 11:16pm MST. Note how the trail is shorter due to the spacecraft moving farther away even thought the exposure times were identical.
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/halfastro/
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