ISS/Lunar Transit | William Phelps

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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
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