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

Satellite Adeos 2 close to Menkalinan

Satellite Adeos 2 close to Menkalinan (Beta Aurigae)
24 February 2013 - 18h44m55s CET, Catania, Italy

Angular velocity 0.54°/s, mag.27, distance 822.4 km
Nikon D5200 300mm, shutter 1/30s, f/5.6, ISO 4000

Menkalinan (Beta Aurigae)
Adeos 2

Star chart

Satellite Adeos 2 between Alnilam and Alnitak (Orion)

Satellite Adeos 2 between  Alnilam and  Alnitak (Orion)
1 February 2013 - 18h34m10s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.47°/s, distance: 915.8km, mag.2.7
Nikon D5200, 300mm, f/5.6, shutter 1/30s

Orion constellation
Adeos 2

Star chart

CalSky website

Satellite Cosmo Skymed 1 close to Pleiades

Satellite Cosmo Skymed 1 close to Pleiades
1 February 2013 - 18h10m45s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.68°/s, distance: 639.8km, mag.3.2
Nikon D5100, 300mm, f5.6, shutter 1/30s, 4000 ISO
Watch video in HR

Pleiades
Cosmo Skymed 1

Star chart

CalSky website

Satellite Cosmos 2455 very close to Jupiter

Satellite Cosmos 2455 very close to Jupiter
Moons Ganimede and Io are visible on the right of Jupiter
1 February 2013 - 18h05m40s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity: 0.45°/s, distance: 928.8km, mag.3.0
Nikon D5200, 300mm,  f/5.6, shutter 1/30s 4000 ISO

Jupiter
Cosmos 2455

Star chart

CalSky website

Satellite Cosmos 1437 close to Jupiter

Satellite Cosmos 1437 close to Jupiter
26 January 2013 -  18h49m35s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity 0.72°/s, distance 597.1 km, mag. 3.5
Jupiter's Moons position: Callisto, Jupiter, Europa, Ganimede
Nikon D5200, 300mm, f/5.6, shutter 1/30s, ISO 6400

Jupiter
Cosmos 1437

Star chart

CalSky website

Satellite Helios 1A between Jupiter and 37 Tau

Satellite Helios 1A between Jupiter and 37 Tau
26 January 2013 - 18h14m10s CET, Catania, Italy
On the right of Jupiter, the moons Europa and Ganimede are visible.
Angular velocity 0.69°/s, distance 639.6 km, mag. 3.6
Nikon D5200, 200mm, f/5.6, shutter 1/30s, ISO 6400
Watch video in HR

Jupiter
Helios 1A

Star chart

Calsky website

Satellite Cosmo-Skymed 1 close to Aldebaran

Satellite Cosmo-Skymed 1 close to Aldebaran
26 January 2013 - 17h58m50s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity 0.59°/s, distance 744.6 km, mag. 3.4
Nikon D5200, 200mm, f/5.6, shutter 1/30s, ISO 6400
Watch video in HR

Aldebaran
Cosmo-Skymed 1

Star chart

Website calsky.com

Satellite Cosmos 1263 close to Moon and Aldebaran

Satellite Cosmos 1263 close to Moon and Aldebaran
22 January 2013 - 18h22m30s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity 0.94°/s, distance 474 km, mag.2.4
Nikon D5200 200mm, f/4.5, 1/40sec, 3200 ISO
Watch video in HR

Satellite Cosmos 1263
Aldebaran

Star chart

CalSky website

Satellite Cosmos 1300 very close to Jupiter

Satellite Cosmos 1300 close to Jupiter
14 January 2013 - 18h29m20s CET, Catania, Italy
Very close to Jupiter, all Galilean moons Callisto, Europa, Ganimede (on the left) and Io (on the right) are visible.
Angular velocity 0.70°/s, distance 628.1 km, mag.2.7
Nikon D5200 300mm, shutter 1/30s, F.5.6, ISO 6400
Watch video in HR

Jupiter
Cosmos 1300

Moons position

Star chart

Website CalSky

Satellite Cosmos 1242 close to Jupiter

Satellite Cosmos 1242 close to Jupiter.
12 January 2013 - 18h31m00s CET, Catania, Italy
Very close to Jupiter, moons Callisto, Europa and Ganimede are visible (see chart).
Angular velocity 0.85°/s, distance 505.1 km, mag.2.8
Nikon D5200 250mm, shutter 1/40s, F.5.6, ISO 6400

Jupiter
Cosmos 1242

Callisto, Jupiter, Europa and Ganimede

Star chart

Calsky website

Satellite Meteor3 close to Capella

Satellite Meteor3 close to Capella and Almaaz
12 January 2013 - 17h52m30s CET, Catania, Italy
Angular velocity 0.37°/s, distance 1184.9 km, mag.3.4
Nikon D5200, 300mm
Watch video in HR

Capella
Almaaz
Meteor 3 (Sl 16 R/B)

Star chart

Calsky website