ISS/Lunar Transit | William Phelps

Photographer

William Phelps

Email

wm@usa.net

Location of photo

Lexington Reservoir near Los Gatos, CA

Date/Time of photo

10/11/2013 18:15 PDT

Equipment

Astro-Physics 180 f9 EDT Starfire, A-P telecompressor, A-P 1200 mount, Canon 5D Mk3. 1/2500 sec, ISO 2000, f 1215mm.

Description

International Space Station transiting the Moon. Composite of 18 frames, 6 frames/second, 3 seconds total. Timing had to be perfect. Transit prediction by Calsky.com and Ed Morana's Java applet. High res image at http://www.meier-phelps.com/images/ISS%20multiple%20merged.jpg Close up image at http://www.meier-phelps.com/images/ISS%20Close%20up%203bwr.jpg