Iridium 97 and the ISS, 26 September 2018

[Ludd]

While there are still predictions of some Iridium flares, I thought I would have a go at catching one in the same frame as our local church tower.  I don't know what the locals thought of the bloke lurking among the gravestones with a tripod, but the shot came out OK. Taken with an old takumar 28mm lens, about 20s exposure.

And then about 20 minutes later I set up in the garden to catch the ISS passing over through the Milky Way.  A bit swamped by the light of the rising moon. As I was packing up, I saw a satellite following the same path as the ISS, and clearly at a similar altitude because it faded into the earth's shadow at the same point just SE of Cygnus.  Must check if there were any supply vessels nearby. [edit: it looks as though the Koutonori supply vessel is due to dock tomorrow morning]  Samyang 10mm lens, about 150s exposure.

[Ludd]

And again last night