Eugen Kamenew
Eugen Kamenew - Iridium Satellite - Germany, Philipps University Marburg
This photo shows three Iridium satellite. During a long time exposure of several minutes the satellites appeared one after another. This communication satellites can be very bright objects in the nights sky and reach -8 magnitude. This photo was taken during a spring time so that a cherry blossoms in the left up and right down corner are very good visible. Artificial flashes from Iridium staellites are coming from a reflected light from a low sun position under the horizont. Iridium satellites have an orbit above the north and south pole, that is also a reason why they light tracks from them seems to be moving in a differnt direction from a background stars.
Technical and astronomical information:
Location: Philipps University Marburg, Germany
Date: 10. April 2011
Object: Iridium Satellite 42, 40 and 39
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: @ 70mm.
Distance to Iridium Satellites: 780 km.
Total number of activ Iridium Satellites: 66
Eugen Kamenew - Iridium Satellite - Germany, Philipps University Marburg
This photo shows three Iridium satellite. During a long time exposure of several minutes the satellites appeared one after another. This communication satellites can be very bright objects in the nights sky and reach -8 magnitude. This photo was taken during a spring time so that a cherry blossoms in the left up and right down corner are very good visible. Artificial flashes from Iridium staellites are coming from a reflected light from a low sun position under the horizont. Iridium satellites have an orbit above the north and south pole, that is also a reason why they light tracks from them seems to be moving in a differnt direction from a background stars.
Technical and astronomical information:
Location: Philipps University Marburg, Germany
Date: 10. April 2011
Object: Iridium Satellite 42, 40 and 39
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: @ 70mm.
Distance to Iridium Satellites: 780 km.
Total number of activ Iridium Satellites: 66