Thursday, July 24, 2025

International Space Station


There was a flyover of the International Space Station tonight at 9:20 PM.  So Stan and I set up our cameras to try for some photographs.  I only used a 20 second exposure so I only got a smaller streak as it flew overhead, still lit by the sun which had set already.  It first appeared in the northwest and flew directly overhead, which took 6 or 7 minutes.  It was so beautiful to watch it slowly rise in the northwest and climb up and then after passing overhead, is started descending in the southeast.  Because it flew into the shadow of the earth, you can see here where it stopped being seen, about 20 degrees above the horizon.

 

3 comments:

Joan Edwards said...

Great photo! Exciting that you go to witness this.

Anonymous said...

It is amazing that it can be seen in the sky. Beautiful night sky and the treetops on the border. Trace

Anonymous said...

It is incredible that you can capture the flyover! Wow! Betsey