Comments on: When natural and artificial moons align

By: Nice Moon photos | SpaceWeb

Nice Moon photos | SpaceWeb — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:03:55 +0000

[...] There is an article on the Bad Astronomy blog with more info about catching these [...]

By: Sourav Chakraborty

Sourav Chakraborty — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:24:25 +0000

Just Awesome!!

By: Hempi’s Ecke im Internet » Blog Archiv » Sonne, Mond und Sterne (& die ISS) - fototechnisch betrachtet

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:57:20 +0000

[...] ISS vorm Mond zu fotografieren ist da schon ungleich schwerer, da sich die Raumstation sehr schnell am Himmel [...]

By: savannah

savannah — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:03:32 +0000

Really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:’( (^^^) <3

By: Obi von idO

Obi von idO — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:26:42 +0000

Really cool photo!

But why do the Death Star have a lot of big craters on it?

By: Bookmarks for January 9th | Reza's Blog

Bookmarks for January 9th | Reza's Blog — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:47:39 +0000

[...] When natural and artificial moons align | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine – Pretty awesome shot of the ISS in front of the moon. [...]

By: I love it when a plan comes together! | Fill Your Glass

I love it when a plan comes together! | Fill Your Glass — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:57:55 +0000

[...] He also photographed ISS transiting the Moon. [...]

By: Sun eclipsed by Moon, International Space Station [pic]

Sun eclipsed by Moon, International Space Station [pic] — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:07:51 +0000

[...] That TIE fighter-shaped object was actually the International Space Station (ISS), the other spot near the bottom is a sun spot roughly twice the size of our earth. Below, you can see another great shot taken by Legault, this time with the ISS in front of the Moon. [...]

By: Shooting a Lunar Eclipse « Syd Johnson's Blog

Shooting a Lunar Eclipse « Syd Johnson's Blog — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:19:19 +0000

[...] minute by minute description of what happened during this eclipse. I am adding another post by the Bad Astronomer blog of 12/30/10 which shows a really nice lunar image with the International Space Station leaving a shadow on the [...]

By: useitorlose

useitorlose — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:30:13 +0000

How did that tie fighter get way out here all on it’s own? And why is it headed toward that moon? Wait a second, that’s no moon …

By: Vinix

Vinix — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:22:37 +0000

@36 Actually, an ISS pass lasts about 9 minutes, even almost 10, on a given location and this doubles your estimates, but of course the moon “occultation” can last much less.
Let’s say that a pass of this kind can last no more than about 1.7 seconds in the most favorable case.

Please go to http://www.amsat.org, section ‘passes’ to calculate times of passes above your location.
When this happens you can normally do two things: listen to 143.625 and 145.800 MHz FM, listening fro some activities and, if the pass is justbefore dawn or little after sunset, SEE the ISS with the naked eyes, as a bright star passing by. I bet you will impress your friends!

By: Vinix

Vinix — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:14:16 +0000

About the problem of moon light saturating the image.
Well, it actually saturates!
Thus the ISS is totally dark in this picture, but you can see details just because the background is so clear.
About focus: probably 420 km and 380.000 km are not so different, from a scope focus point of view.
On a standard camera they would both be “infinite”, definitely.

By: Guarda che luna

Guarda che luna — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:44:04 +0000

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By: That’s no moon. It’s a space station. | Les Jones

That’s no moon. It’s a space station. | Les Jones — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:44:56 +0000

[...] International Space Station superimposed over the Sun during the double eclipse. And as a Star Wars-ey bonus, it looks just like a TIE fighter. [...]

By: Photo of Moon and ISS

Photo of Moon and ISS — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:35:58 +0000

[...] his photo perfectly within a 0.55 second window to capture the International Space Station going by.Via Bad Astronomy.Related postsPhoto of Sun and Moon and ISSPhoto mountainA Katrina Photo-JournalThe Nazi Puncher [...]

By: Transit of the ISS during the Solar Eclipse : misterhonk.de

Transit of the ISS during the Solar Eclipse : misterhonk.de — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:29:03 +0000

[...] ähnliches Motiv mit unserem Mond als Hintergrund hat er übrigens auch im Portfolio. via discover Tweet honki · 04.01.2011 · [...]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:33:54 +0000

Every month is the library, we host a different “theme”, including fiction and non-fiction.

This month is science! The head librarian was focusing on physics, but I argued to have astronomy included. My “Phil never actually posted any of those Vegas pictures” surely helped.

I talked to many students today, and they’re excited about science month. The photo on this post is already making the rounds.

By: offtopic / Twitter Updates for 2011-01-03

offtopic / Twitter Updates for 2011-01-03 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:36:57 +0000

[...] see: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/30/when-natural-and-artificial-moons-align/ [...]

By: jennyxyzzy

jennyxyzzy — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:04:18 +0000

OK, maybe I’m doing something wrong, but playing around with CalSky, it doesn’t seem that that ISS/moon transits are visible from northern France – can someone that knows a bit more about astronomy confirm that?

By: Moon and ISS | Lega Nerd

Moon and ISS | Lega Nerd — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:44:21 +0000

[...] Fonte: Bad Astronomy [...]

By: un malpaso

un malpaso — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:57:45 +0000

I love these pictures of spacecraft transiting celestial bodies. Besides the fact that they are beautiful, they inspire me in that they combine the awesomeness of space with the astonishing reminder that we are still putting things in it of our own creation, and that we coexist in a spectacular universe. Seeing them both in the same picture is also a powerful reminder that, despite our baby steps and steps backwards, we humans are still in space, man! That we are part of the universe too, and that we ill hopefully be exploring it for a long time to come.

By: Anna Storer

Anna Storer — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:22:28 +0000

Sad to say I missed the eclipse here in Cairns because of heavey clould cover and rain. This photo is truly awe-inspiring!

By: Markle

Markle — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:30:26 +0000

#37 Mchl Unless shot right around sunset/moonrise (shot from France before totality) the ISS would have been in the umbral shadow. A 1/2 degree cone with 6370km radius covers a lot at 400km altitude. Graphic depicting size of umbral cone with Earth and moon to scale. I'm not inlining that because it's really too big for the forum layout. P.S. Since when have proper a tags been getting sent to moderation? It used to be only bare links went to purgatory

By: Dubbelportret van maan-ISS en Itokawa-Hayabusa | Astroblogs

Dubbelportret van maan-ISS en Itokawa-Hayabusa | Astroblogs — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:33:41 +0000

[...] dat lijken het ISS en Hayabusa wel wat op elkaar, nietwaar? Bron: voor de eerste foto is dat Bad Astronomy en voor de tweede is dat NASA Science News. Gerelateerde Astroblog:Hayabusa heeft materiaal van [...]

By: Rob Atherton

Rob Atherton — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:21:26 +0000

Good effort. I love photos like this.