Time-lapse of the Moon that passes close to Jupiter. The telescope has followed the Moon, for this reason Jupiter appears to orbit around it! 207 frames from 00h30m up to 03h30m CET on November 29, 2012 from Catania, Italy Moon phase: Full In the first frame the angular distanceis 1°16', in the last is 58' (minimum angular distance 48' at 02h48m CET). Celestron Nexstar 127 with Nikon D5100 at primary focus, focal reducer 50% and lunar filter Shutter speed 1/10 sec, ISO 100 Watch the video in HR
Satellite Cosmos 1633 close to Ruchbah (Delta Cassiopeiae, mag.2.7) 25 November 2012 - 18h22m30s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.77°/s, distance 578.3km, mag.3.4 Nikon D5100 300mm Watch the video in high resolution Delta Cassiopeiae Cosmos 1633
Satellite Cosmos 2406 close to Delta And mag.3.3 25 November 2012 - 18h17m45s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.45°/s, distance 953.1 km, mag.2.8 Watch the video in high resolution Delta Andromedae Cosmos 2406
Satellite Meteor 1 close to Schedar (Alpha Cassiopeiae, mag.2.2). It crosses Cassiopeia area. 25 November 2012 - 17h55m55s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.68°/s, distance 620 km, mag.3.6 Nikon D5100 300m Watch the video in high resolution Meteor 1 Schedar
Satellite NOSS 3 (Atlas Centaur) close to Navi (Gam Cas mag.2.2) 25 November 2012 - 17h33m30s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.51°/s, distance 871 km, mag.2.8 Nikon D5100 300mm Watch the video in high resolution
Satellite Noss 3 close to Mirach (Beta Andromedae), mag.2.0 22 November 2012 - 18h25m40s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.59°/s, distance 845.5 km, mag.2.5 Nikon D5100 - 300m, in the clouds... Mirach Noss 3
Satellite Cosmo-Skymed 3 in Aquarii, between Eta Aqr (mag.4), Zeta2 Aqr (mag.3.6) and Sadachbia (mag.3.8) 22 November 2012 - 18h12m05s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity: 0.69°/s, mag.3.0, distance: 639.6km Nikon D5100 - 300mm, in the clouds... Zeta Aquarii Skymed 3
Satellite Tiangong-1 close to Delta Aquilae, mag.3.4 17 November 2012 - 18h32m40s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 0.86°/s, mag.2.0, distance 533.6 km Nikon D5100 with 300 mm Delta Aquilae Tiangong-1
ISS - International Space Station close to Vega 1 November 2012 - 17h22m20s CET, Catania, Italy Angular velocity 1.07°/s, mag.-3.9, altitude 72° Canon SX30, 35X optical ---- Bird close to ISS :-) ISS disappears behind a building ISS - International Space Station Vega