An Iridium Flare and a Delphinus

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Photographer:

Giuseppe Petricca

Location of Photo:

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Date/Time of photo:

21/06/15 - 02:54 CEST

Equipment:

Canon EOS 700D with 18-55mm IS STM Lens

Description:

Iridium Flare taken tonight around 2am local time (CEST) produced by the Iridium 54 satellite, forward antenna, of a magnitude of -7.0 and easily visible even from the city center of Pisa! The little constellations of Delphinus and Equuleus are in the picture, while the bright star high in the right corner is Altair, in the Aquila constellation.

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