Saturday, August 20, 2011

ISS interrupts image of NGC7000

Astro physicist Nick Howes was on an automated observing run, and decided to image NGC7000 just to test a new guide camera, and the ISS decided to fly right through the image.


It might sound like an incredible stroke of luck to catch the ISS crossing an interstellar cloud, but this week the odds are tilted in some observers' favour.

In Europe, the space station is passing overhead as often as three times each night, crossing stars, planets, and distant nebulae as it slides silently from horizon to horizon over and over again.

If you live in that part of the world, check the Simple Satellite Tracker for flyby times; an incredible stroke of luck could be in the offing.


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