Can you find the ISS in these pics?

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Selassie I

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These pics are just incredible... and yes, the ISS is in both of them... it's just not the most interesting part of the pics.


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International Space Station - I see it 11/12 o’clock in top, 9/10 o’clock on bottom.

I have a guess that I think is right from previous reading and it would be speed related to capture the image. We all occasionally see a satellite wizzing the sky, imagine catching one of those with moon behind it.

Not only moving fast, but I wonder how often you could even line up a shot?
 

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International Space Station - I see it 11/12 o’clock in top, 9/10 o’clock on bottom.

I have a guess that I think is right from previous reading and it would be speed related to capture the image. We all occasionally see a satellite wizzing the sky, imagine catching one of those with moon behind it.

Not only moving fast, but I wonder how often you could even line up a shot?


A guy in Sacramento shot both of these from his own backyard.
 

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That is freaking incredible. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Haha. Wow. (y)
Your response scared me and I thought I might have been wrong. I checked. It orbits the earth every 92. Depending on the definition of "night" 6 times might be too many, especially during the summer. But it's several times per night.
 

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Your response scared me and I thought I might have been wrong. I checked. It orbits the earth every 92. Depending on the definition of "night" 6 times might be too many, especially during the summer. But it's several times per night.

It really is cool. Thanks for adding your thoughts.
 

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If you knew where to point your lens you could then use an intervalometer to trigger your camera at the appropriate time. That's how I would try and do it.
 

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I thought the ISS orbits the earth?