Friday was a beautiful evening to check out the International Space Station (ISS). It was scheduled to appear in the NW sky at 5:37 pm and disappear in the ENE at 5:41 PM. <\/p>\n
Mark Brown, from Marion, was set up to take some amazing space related photos. He uses an 11-inch scope with a Canon 6D DSLR attached to the telescope. <\/p>\n
He shared the photos you are about to see of the moon and the ISS crossing in front of it. <\/p>\n
Before we get to the photos did you know the space station is about the size of a football field? <\/p>\n
The ISS orbits the Earth 16 times a day as it travels about 17,500 mph. This means it travels around the world in 90 minutes. It stays at an altitude of 248 miles above the Earth. <\/p>\n
Now lets look at the photos from December 6th. The first one shows a beautiful shot of the moon. On the right half of the moon there is a dark spot...that is the ISS<\/p>\n
If you didn't see it on the above photo, the photo below I outlined the area and zoomed in so you can see the ISS. <\/p>\n
Now the last photo is a composite image showing the path of the ISS took across the moon. <\/p>\n
A special thanks to Mark Brown for sharing his photos for this post. <\/p>\n
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