ISS Transit During Solar Eclipse by Bartosz Wojczyński
The International Space Station, constantly orbiting our planet at breakneck speed, occasionally passes directly in front of the Sun when observed from Earth. This type of event is called a solar transit and can be regularly observed in narrow paths of visibility from the surface of our planet.
On June 10th 2021, one such transit was visible from Europe during a partial solar eclipse. In this photograph, the ISS can be seen passing near the silhouette of the Moon, while the background is filled by the surface of our Sun.
Photo details
- Date & Time: 2021 June 10th, 12:53 CEST
- Location: Radom, Poland
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Optics
- Teleskop-Service 152/900 achromat
- TeleVue Barlow 2x
- Camera: ZWO ASI183MM
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Filters
- Baader Herschel wedge
- Baader ND 0.9
- Baader Solar Continuum
- Mount: Rainbow Astro RST-135
- Tripod: Avalon T-Pod 90
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Exposure
- 220 frames, 20% stacked
- Exposure time 60 µs per frame
- 1800 mm, f/11.8
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Processing
- AutoStakkert 3: align, stack
- Astra Image 5: wavelet sharpen
- Adobe Photoshop CC: curves, crop, superimpose a single frame with the ISS onto the stack
Artist: Bartosz Wojczyński
Astronomy lover with over ten years of experience in the field of astrophotography. Winner of many prestigious awards, incl. Astrobin Image of the Day and NASA APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day). Organizer of astrophotographic expeditions to the darkest places on our planet. Bartosz appreciates versatility and diversity – his photographic output includes both deep sky photos, extreme close-ups of the moon, and astroscapes that show the beauty of outer space in a wide field. On a daily basis he works as a specialist in image processing and 3D graphics.
With a passion for astronomy and over a decade of experience in astrophotography, Bartosz has won numerous prestigious awards, including Astrobin's Image of the Day and NASA's APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day).
As an organizer of astrophotographic expeditions, Bartosz ventures to the darkest corners of the globe. His photographic expertise spans a diverse range, from deep sky images and extreme lunar close-ups to breathtaking astroscapes that showcase the splendor of outer space in a wide field. In his day-to-day work, Bartosz specializes in image processing and 3D graphics.
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