So as mentioned previously you can see the International Space Station this week! The original plan was for Ryszard to track it with the Telescope but after dashing to and from Birmingham (England) and Manchester (England) this week we decided to go for a wide angle shot. The path of the ISS is the bright line. The shutter closed with the ISS in the constellation of Aquila just below the bright star Altair. (If you double click the picture you can see that Altair has a very blue colour. It also spins really fast, once ever 7 hours!)If truth be told I am not a great fan of Aquila - "the Eagle". Eagles and ducks don't tend to get along that well. As a bonus the shuttle went through a few minutes before.
Still plenty of chances to view!
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