Check out this spectacular moment capturing the International space station crossing the moon from Donegal
The above image was captured from Donegal town by Noel Keating Photography
The above image shows the spectacular moment international space station transit in front of the the moon on Sunday morning from Donegal Town which was captured by local man Noel Keating Photography. Capturing such a image like takes time and patients and of course good weather and clear sky’s which noel got on Sunday morning
Noel had this to say
The International Space Station transits across the moon last night from Donegal town. I knew about this transit a few days ago but really wasn't sure if I wanted to put myself through the hassle of packing up my telescope and mount in the car only to set it up again in the early hours of the morning. But with clear skies in the evening and night I had to make a decision to drive into town at 4am in the morning in the freezing cold or wait until there was another transit closer to home and at a more sensible time.
Clear skies don't come to often in Ireland so away I went. The transit occurred at the exact time giving by the website to the second at 4:46:45am and the angular size if the ISS was 50.33".
Time it took ISS to cross the moon was only 0.69 of a second.
This is a stack from the video clip I filmed with the telescope, I also was trying to photograph it with another camera but my hands were froze and I just miss it by a millisecond.
Video footage to follow.
Captured > 3rd Jan 2021 @ 4:46am
Location > Donegal Town, Ireland.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component launched into orbit in 1998, the last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and the station is expected to be used until 2028. Development and assembly of the station continues, with components scheduled for launch in 2018 and 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised modules, external trusses, solar arrays, and other components. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.
The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields The station is suited for the testing of spacecraft systems and equipment required for missions to the Moon and Mars. The ISS maintains an orbit with an altitude of between 330 and 435 km (205 and 270 mi) by means of reboost manoeuvres using the engines of the Zvezda module or visiting spacecraft. It completes 15.54 orbits per day.
THE ISS FROM EARTH
Every so often, you can see the ISS in your night sky. To us on Earth, it looks like a bright star moving quickly above the horizon. Then, just as suddenly as it appears, it disappears. ... Visible to the naked eye, the station is best seen at dawn and dusk, and is the third brightest object in the sky.
IS THERE GRAVITY ON THE ISS
Gravity causes every object to pull every other object toward it. Some people think that there is no gravity in space. In fact, a small amount of gravity can be found everywhere in space. Gravity is what holds the moon in orbit around Earth.
DOES IT TAKE LONG TO GET TO THE ISS?
A Russian Soyuz capsule usually takes at least two days to rendezvous with the ISS, because of the carefully timed dance of manoeuvres that must take place for a spaceship to safely meet the orbiting laboratory. Using a new launch process, three astronauts have now made the trip in just under 6 hours.
HOW BIG IS THE ISS? CROKE PARK
The ISS has 32,333 cubic feet of pressurized volume and weighs 930,000 pounds. The U.S. solar array surface area is 38,400 square feet (.88 acre) – large enough to cover eight basketball courts. The ISS is the same size as Croke Park GAA head quarters in Dublin Ireland.
HOW FAST IS THE ISS MOVING
It orbits about 200 miles over the Earth, travelling 17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every hour and a half.
HOW IS THE ISS POWERED IN SPACE?
The 75 to 90 kilowatts of power needed by the ISS is supplied by this acre of solar panels. Eight miles of wire connects the electrical power system. Altogether, the four sets of arrays are capable of generating 84 to 120 kilowatts of electricity – enough to provide power more than 40 homes on Earth
OXYGEN ON THE ISS
Electrolysis of water (H2O) is the main method to generate oxygen aboard the ISS. Water is split into oxygen (O2) and hydrogen (H2). The oxygen is vented into the breathable cabin air system, known as the Oxygen Generation System, while the explosive hydrogen is vented externally.
HOW MUCH DID IS COST TO BUILD THE ISS?
The ISS cost €100 billion to build. It was not Build on earth but in space over time.
A SING SONG ON THE ISS
The International Space Station song with I.S.S. Commander Chris Hadfield joins The Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks in the first space-to-earth musical collaboration.
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