ISS close to Pherkad (gamma UMi)

ISS (International Space Station) close to Pherkad (gamma UMi)
5 August 2013 - 21h41m42s CEST Catania, Italy
Distance 515.6km, angular velocity 0.86°/s
Nikon D5200, 300mm, 6400 ISO, 1/50s

ISS
Pherkad

Star chart

CalSky website

ISS close to Jupiter

ISS close to Jupiter
9 April 2013 - 20h27m39s CEST, Catania, Italy
Separation=0.278°, Angular diameter=43.6, Distance=634.6 km Mag.=-2.0mag, angular velocity 0.91°
Nikon D5200, 1/400s, 1500mm, 3200 ISO

International Space Station
Jupiter

Calsky website

ISS near Wezen

ISS near Wezen (Delta CMa), mag.1.8
7 April 2013 - 20h30m45s CEST, Catania, Italy
Distance: 525.5km,  angular velocity: 0.87°/s (culmination), mag.-2.3
Nikon D5200, 150mm, 1/30s, f/5.6

Wezen Delta Canis Majoris
International Space Station (ISS)

Star chart

Calsky website

Luminous trail (20s) of ISS and an aircraft

Comet Pan STARRS C/2011 L4

Comet Pan STARRS C/2011 L4

19 March 2013 - 19h09m52s CET, Catania, Italy

Nikon D5200, 135mm, f/10, ISO 1600, 5sec

Satellite Cosmos 1980 close to Jupiter

Satellite Cosmos 1980 close to Jupiter
Callisto, Europa, Jupiter, Ganymede
4 March 2013 - 18h40m50s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.52°/s, distance: 844.8km, mag.3.1
Nikon D5200, 300mmm, ISO 6400 

Satellite Cosmos 1980
Jupiter

Star chart

Calsky website

Satellite Adeos 2 close to Pleiades

Satellite Adeos 2 close to Pleiades
27 February 2013 - 19h07m25s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.49°/s,distance: 896.7km, mag.2.6
Nikon D5200, 300mmm

Pleiades
Satellite Adeos 2

Star chart

Calsky website

Satellite Tiangong 1 close to Nihal

Satellite Tiangong 1 close to Nihal (Beta Leporis)
27 February 2013 - 18h50m20s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.74°/s, distance: 582.0km, mag.1.4
Nikon D5200, 300mm


Satellite Tiangong 1
Nihal (beta Leporis)

Star chart

Calsky website