So many natural things illuminate the night sky where I live, but for me my favourite is the second brightest one (which is man-made)… The International Space Station (ISS), It’s easy to see why considering its length and width is about the size of a football field and that it completes 15.7 orbits per day, travelling at a speed of 17,500 mph, 248 miles above the Earth in the Thermosphere.
So you can see why for this weeks WordPress Photo Challenge: Illumination I’ve submitted two long exposure images I’ve taken of the ISS, the top one is composed of 7 stacked 25Sec frames at F/5.6 ISO 100 and the bottom one is 4 stacked frames at 30Sec at F/3.5 ISO 100
Geek Carl 
Especially love that first photo.
I hadn’t realised how big the space station was.
Thanks Carol
…That’s no moon, it’s a Space Station 🙂
Wow!
Thanks
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Carl
Nice photos! It’s too bad that most people don’t seem to know anything about the space station!
Cheers Peter… I agree, as its a great thing to watch glide across the sky.
We’ve got early morning passes at the moment, usually 6-7am
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PS Love these photos!
Wow it’s beautiful! And an epic moment you captured 🙂
Nice captures Carl. It’s always cool at starpartys when ISS passes overhead. On of the astronomers will shout out, “ISS pass in five minutes”. The crowd starts to wonder and ask how does he know that? Will we really see it?. Then, When it happens, it’s magic.
That is amazing!
Love the hues and tones.
Capturing the ISS is just spectacular.
Great eye and great work 😉
Beautiful pictures.