Comments on: ISS transits the Moon!

By: Plutonium being from Pluto

Plutonium being from Pluto — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:42:44 +0000

Another photo of the ISS against the Moon – not as good but still quite nice is linked here via the BA blog :

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/04/07/space-station-crosses-the-dark-side-of-moon/

Wonder if these will make the BA’s best of 2010 pictures list?

My all-time fave though would have to be this one of the International Space Station and space shuttle which made no. 5 on the BA’s Best Astronomy Pictures of 2006 list :

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/20/shuttle-and-iss-transit-the-sun/

& in colour & the original version (I guess) :

http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/iss_atlantis_transit.html

By: GregInVancouver

GregInVancouver — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:02:32 +0000

I’m sorry but I can’t help hearing the Blue Danube Waltz whilst looking at this image.

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Troythulu’s Nu’z « The Call of Troythulu — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:10:40 +0000

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By: Norman Weingart

Norman Weingart — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:44:05 +0000

What a great bit of photography. When I first saw the picture I thought there was a hummingbird crossing in front of the lens…

By: Planet Icosahedron and Astronomy Stuff « IBY’s Island Universe

Planet Icosahedron and Astronomy Stuff « IBY’s Island Universe — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:54:41 +0000

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By: Tránsito de la Estación Espacial Internacional delante de la Luna

Tránsito de la Estación Espacial Internacional delante de la Luna — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:52 +0000

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By: Beasjt

Beasjt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:10:17 +0000

I want a name like that so I can also make pictures like that.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:50 +0000

When was this taken? There’s been no moon over Europe for a few days.

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:48 +0000

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By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:42:42 +0000

19. Chip Says: “ISS? Looks to me like the spaceship from Forbidden Planet!”

If in Geek, then it needs to be in the dative case: C57-D

- Jack

By: csrster

csrster — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:33:08 +0000

Fdelv: I would suggest that you experience and intuition are completely misguided. The moon has a famously low albedo, while the ISS is made of shiny stuff. I would therefore expect the ISS to have considerably _higher_ surface brightness. However as they are both being illuminated by the same Sun I would expect that photographing them together wouldn’t be any harder than photographing any other high-contrast scene in bright sunlight, something that modern digital cameras are quite good at.

By: Petrolonfire

Petrolonfire — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:27:12 +0000

Thank Christ for that!

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:49:03 +0000

13. kuhnigget Says:

GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES MOONBAT! FILM AT 11!

Why do I feel like you must have a ‘BatBoy’ shirt?

Okay… here it is:

That’s no moon…, oh, wait… it is…..

J/P=?

By: Fritriac

Fritriac — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:18 +0000

Damn, this guy had such a good weather there in Rüsselsheim? I live just about 100 km north of his place and I had rain and dense clouds for weeks. I didn’t even see the moon for two weeks…

By: Sili

Sili — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:29:33 +0000

I actually thought I saw the ISS today while waiting for the train (I’d misread the schedule), but from Heavens Above I can see that it should be visible today.

I did think it was moving too slowly, but then it seemed to blink out as it passed to the East.

ETA: not an Iridium flare either. Anyone know where/how I can check what might have passed there? (Assuming it was celestial and not a plane – it didn’t remind me of one.)

I was around 56.4°N, 9.8°E looking South(ish) around 18:00 (ECT). I’m not good with the constellations, but it was directly opposite the Big Dipper. It came from West (but I don’t know for how long) and blinked out about two fist-worths further East.

By: Lars Bruchmann

Lars Bruchmann — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:58:41 +0000

I’d think the exposure would be F3.16… LOL.

By: MichaelL

MichaelL — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:48 +0000

So, Christ took this picture? I wonder what camera Christ used for this heavenly shot?

By: Justin Lloyd

Justin Lloyd — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:37:15 +0000

Photoshop! This is obviously an edited photograph because I’ve seen several photoshop jobs in my time and this one is really blatant.

P.S. Sarcasm!

By: maestrojed

maestrojed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:11:06 +0000

Really an awe inspiring picture. Thank you for posting it

By: FdelV

FdelV — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:39 +0000

I doubt that photo is possible. My intuition and experience with pictures of the moon tells me that the moon and ISS need completly different exposures. The moon is so bright compared with anthing else (except the sun), that is not possible to see detail of the ISS with the moon behind.

By: Chip

Chip — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:11:38 +0000

ISS? Looks to me like the spaceship from Forbidden Planet!

By: TSFrost

TSFrost — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:11:39 +0000

Well, I’M wondering how many Christians will end up here from Google because of all the Christ dropping.

By: JediBear

JediBear — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:02:52 +0000

I have to wonder if being a fan of Christ makes one a Christian, and if so what that would imply?

By: ISS Transit of the Moon « 알선생.com

ISS Transit of the Moon « 알선생.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:53 +0000

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By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:09 +0000

Wait, the ISS looks sort of fuzzy and out of focus! I am doubting its existence.

Wow, imagine that, using science and math to predict something (i.e. this transit)! Funny how that works!