I’m always fascinated by the International Space Station when it comes by. Tonight, my plan was to get a long exposure of it and a close-up.
I was very happy with both shots.
I used a Sony A6000 with a Tamron 500mm mirror lens for the close-up. I used a Sony NEX 5R with a 16mm lens for the long-exposure shot.
Thank you, Dan!
Bottom line: Two views of the International Space Station that flew over Oceanside, California on February 19, 2016. Dan Wyman used a 500mm mirror lens for the second shot and a 16mm lens with a long exposure for the first shot (the streak).
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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