More ISS, with Annotated Constellations
For this evening’s ISS photo session, I used nova.astrometry.net to map the surrounding constellations.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Space Exploration
Mankind continues to reach outward into the Cosmos. This category focuses on our past, current, and even future efforts to explore the Universe beyond our home planet. Satellites, the ISS, space probes, and manned missed are discussed here.
ISS Travels Through The Big Dipper, and By The North Star
The Summer of tracking the ISS continued tonight, this time with a fly-through of The Big Dipper, and an extremely close encounter with Polaris.
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Summer Double Feature – International Space Station
The International Space Station made not one but two appearance on this warm, July Summer evening, both easily visible. One South and one North.
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ISS Flyover May 29th, 2021
With finally a completely clear night, I set up my iPhone with NightCap to record the ISS traveling overhead.
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ISS Under the Dipper
In hindsight, this may have been a nice long-exposure NightCap image.
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Unidentified flying objects in night sky? What were these?
I knew I had to act quickly to photograph them, as they were moving fast and I didn’t know how long they would be visible or if more were coming.
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Tracking the International Space Station, August 2019
The ISS moved very slowly “up.” I was surprised by the speed.
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Tracking the International Space Station, July 2019
Given the rise from NNW and descension into East, the best location for the camera was the worst location on my property.
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Thanking the Planets for Scientific Advancement
If it were not for the planets, where would civilization be today? For one, I doubt I would have this computer, and the electricity to power it.
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