Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                 2019 April 6
                                      [2]
                              ISS from Wallasey
               Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Richard Addis [4]

Explanation: After sunset on March 28 [5] , the International Space Station
climbed above the western horizon, as seen from Wallasey, England at the mouth
of the River Mersey. Still glinting in the sunlight some 400 kilometers above
planet Earth [6] , the fast moving ISS was followed by hand with a small
backyard telescope and high frame rate digital camera. A total of 2500 frames
were recorded during the 7 minute long visible ISS passage and 100 of them
captured images of the space station. These are the four best frames showing
remarkable details of the ISS in low Earth orbit. Near the peak of its track
[7] , about 60 degrees above the horizon, the ISS was brighter than the
brightest star in the sky and as close as 468 kilometers to the Wallasey
backyard.

                       Tomorrow's picture: Scorpius Sky

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