Wow, that was bright

[jgs001]

Iridium 8 that is, a magnitude -8 flare. Just got it before the clouds moved in with a vengeance.

450d,ef50 f/1.4@ f/4. Iso800 for 45 seconds on the SatCatcher.

Iridium 8 Flare

[Beyond_Vision]

Great shot John that is a bright one

Regards

Kevin

[Dave Smith]

Wow. That is an excellent capture.

Dave

[JohnC64]

Great capture, you must have to be spot on with your timings to get the shot.

[Photosbykev]

I like the composition very much, excellent timing.

[RogerTheDodger]

Excellent image, looks like a Cylon in the sky...

[saturn5]

Now that is a cracking shot,excellent.

[Breakintheclouds]

Beautiful - the inclusion of the branch was a great idea.

[MaCross]

Very well caught!

[Jamie]

I like this lots.....Nicely captured John...

Sorry, i have no constructive criticism.....I just........Like it....

[jgs001]

Thanks very much guys.

Great capture, you must have to be spot on with your timings to get the shot.

And spot on with the pointing too..

[imarcs]

Apologies for the stupid question, but even though the exposure is for 45 seconds, how long does the satellite take to get from left to right? I'm interested to know if i've seen them before. Which i think i have

[jgs001]

Marc, no such thing ... The Iridium's run North-South, and the flare itself takes about 20 seconds... I'd previously used only 30 second exposures, but I wanted longer to capture a decent lead in and lead out trail, as it was very clear, so quickly flipped the camera to bulb...

[Ant]

That's a cracker mate... The focus looks spot on to me (which is something that I think lets me down).

Having the longer lead really does make the shot!

Cheers

Ant

[imarcs]

Marc, no such thing ... The Iridium's run North-South, and the flare itself takes about 20 seconds... I'd previously used only 30 second exposures, but I wanted longer to capture a decent lead in and lead out trail, as it was very clear, so quickly flipped the camera to bulb...

Thanks John, and yea fantastic shot. Thanks for sharing.

[foundaplanet]

Pin sharp that!

Great shot.

[jgs001]

Thanks guys

[west]

I like this lots.....Nicely captured John...

Sorry, i have no constructive criticism.....I just........Like it....

I second this

[peter shah]

supershot

[jgs001]

Thanks guys

[yeti monster]

Excellent IR-8 capture, at 50mm you must have been bang on the coordinates, as was the satellite.

[jgs001]

Thanks Yeti... Yep... that's the reason I made the mount (satcatcher) I used... It's good for accuracy at about 100mm, but then the flare doesn't quite fit... and it's nowhere near as dramatic.