Sky at Night

March 6 2011. The ISS with space shuttle Discovery flies across the sky over Lutteroworth, bisecting the Orion constellation. I was stood on a bridge across the M1 motorway, it was an amazing sight with traffic zipping by oblivious to the technology above. A dozen or so 10s exposures ISO 400 captured with Olympus E5 & 8mm fisheye and stacked in software.

Star Trail captured on evening/morning March 4/5th 2011. Looking due south and a very nice example detailing the opposing curvature of the trails above and below the celestial equator. Image also contains ISS with space shuttle Discovery and another satellite object (bottom between trees which Im not sure name of). Also caught a tiny meteor (bottom right just above tree). Captured with Olympus E5 & 7-14mm. Temps dropped to -1C overnight and skies were reasonably clear with some cloud migration. Home made dew shield kept the ice/moisture at bay. Camera was put outside at approx 7pm and left out all night until 8am the next morning continuous shooting. 15s exposure @ F4 via remote cable locked (for continual shooting). 2000 images imported and stacked to produce final exposure.

March 4v2011. The ISS with space shuttle Discovery flies across the sth Leics skies bisecting the Orion constellation and riding the celestial equator (you can make out from the opposing curvature of the trailing stars). A couple of hundred 15s exposures ISO 640 captured with Olympus E5 & 7-14mm and stacked in software.