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Ray Tolomeo
The Plains, Virginia
04/02/2023
08:56 pm

Equipment Details:

Sony A77II with Sony SAL 16-50mm lens stabilized on iOptron SkyGuide Pro Camera Mount

Post-processing Details:

10, 30-second exposures stacked for the Space Station trek, plus another shot for the ground, processed, cleaned (lots of airplanes), and adjusted in Photoshop.

Image Details:

International Space Station, April 2, 2023

Sunday evening, the International Space Station reflected the sunlight as it rose from the horizon and exited the frame stage left as seen from Wakefield School in The Plains, Virginia. Also in the sky were the planets, Mercury (on the horizon), Uranus, Venus, and Mars. Several stars and clusters are also labeled. This is a composite of 10, 30-second exposures, stabilized with an equatorial tracker, plus the ground as a separate shot.

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