Some selected man-made satellite images. Unless otherwise indicated, images taken with a Meade 8" LX200-ACF telescope, until 2017, and then with a Meade 12" LX600. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.
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ISS & Dragon Cargo Ship
9 October 2012
D7000 DSLR
f/3.5, 89 seconds, ISO 800, 18mm |
ISS & Dragon Cargo Ship
9 October 2012
D7000 DSLR
f/3.5, 52 seconds, ISO 800, 18mm |
3 Polar Orbiting Satellites
8 January 2013
D7000 DSLR
f/5.6, 2 minutes, ISO 5000, 8mm |
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International Space Station
24 December 2015
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus |
Hubble Space Telescope
8 July 2016
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus |
International Space Station
18 October 2016
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus |
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Chinese Space Station Tiangong-2
1 November 2016
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus + Fisheye Lens |
International Space Station & 12" LX600
28 January 2017
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus + Wide-Angle Lens |
International Space Station & 12" LX600
29 January 2017
NightCap Pro
iPhone 6s Plus + Wide-Angle Lens |
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ISS
13 June 2017
D7200 DSLR
FL 8mm Fisheye Lens, SkyTracker Pro |
ISS
14 June 2017
NightCap Camera
iPhone 6s Plus + Fisheye Lens, SkyTracker Pro |
Geosynchronous Satellites
15 October 2017
D7200 DSLR
3 minutes, ISO 3200, FL 140mm |
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites (crop)
26 May 2019
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 10 seconds, ISO 4000, FL 28mm, SkyTracker Pro |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites
26 May 2019
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 1 second, ISO 4000, FL 28mm, SkyTracker Pro |
LightSail 2
24 August 2019
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 188 seconds, ISO 1600, FL 36mm, SkyTracker Pro |
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites
11 November 2019
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 10 seconds, ISO 1600, FL 24mm |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites (crop)
11 November 2019
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 10 seconds, ISO 1600, FL 24mm |
ISS
10 December 2019
D850 DSLR
Focal Length 600mm |
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ISS
14 December 2019
NightCap Camera
iPhone 11 Pro Max |
Moon on Dome, Venus, & ISS
8 February 2020
D850 DSLR
f/8, 30 seconds, ISO 800
14mm UWA lens (crop) |
SpaceX Starlink train
17 February 2020
D850 DSLR
f/2, 8 seconds, ISO 1600
50mm UWA lens (crop) |
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Moon on Dome & ISS
3 June 2020
D850 DSLR
f/8, 30 seconds, ISO 500
14mm UWA lens |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites
5 May 2021
D850 DSLR
1/15sec, ISO 12800
70mm lens |
Tiangong
6 September 2021
iPhone 11 Pro Max
0.5X lens |
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Tiangong
19 October 2021
iPhone 11 Pro Max
1X lens |
Tiangong
29 October 2021
iPhone 13 Pro Max
0.5X lens |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites
3 December 2021
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Still from video |
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Atlas Centaur Fuel Dump
21 January 2022
D7200 DSLR piggyback
f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 3200
Focal length 23mm |
Atlas Centaur Fuel Dump
21 January 2022
D7200 DSLR piggyback
f/5.6, 30 seconds, ISO 3200
Focal length 140mm |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites
6 September 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max
1X lens |
| Telescope Images | |
ISS
iPhone 3GS
afocal 77X |
ISS
6 May 2011
iPhone 4
afocal 133X |
Two Views of ISS
7 May 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
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ISS, Endeavour "Warp Drive Test"
25 May 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
ISS Views during Pass
26 May 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
ISS
5 November 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
7 November 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
11 February 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
2 March 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
27 April 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
29 April 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
1 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
6 June 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
7 June 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
28 August 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
28 August 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus
Stack of 30 frames |
ISS
31 October 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
6 February 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
7 February 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
8 February 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS Sequence
6 April 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS upscaled 300%
6 April 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS Sequence
25 April 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
3 June 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
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ISS
6 June 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
ISS
22 June 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
ISS
22 June 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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ISS
23 June 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS
5 August 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS
27 October 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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ISS
21 April 2015
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS
19 June 2015
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS
20 June 2015
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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ISS
26 March 2017
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
15 April 2017
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
25 November 2017
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS
24 November 2018
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus |
International Space Station
19 September 2019
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS
16 May 2020
D850 DSLR
1/1600sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
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ISS
9 October 2020
D850 DSLR
1/1600sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
ISS
18 March 2021
D850 DSLR
1/2000sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
ISS
18 March 2021
D850 DSLR
1/2000sec, ISO 1600
stack 10 frames, magnified 2X
Prime Focus |
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Tianhe-1 Chinese Space Station
27 May 2021
D850 DSLR
1/1250sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
ISS
4 August 2021
D850 DSLR
1/2000sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
James Webb Space Telescope
20 January 2022
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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James Webb Space Telescope
20 January 2022
D850 DSLR
5 minutes, ISO 6400, 30 minutes interval
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
ISS
5 April 2022
D850 DSLR
1/2500sec, ISO 2000
Prime Focus |
ISS
13 May 2022
D850 DSLR
1/2500sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
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ISS
2 June 2022
D850 DSLR
1/2500sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus |
ISS
11 May 2023
D850 DSLR
1/5000sec, ISO 3200
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS
3 June 2023
D850 DSLR
1/4000sec, ISO 3200
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
| Sun & Moon Transits | |
ISS Moon Transit 1
7 November 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS Moon Transit 2
7 November 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
ISS Moon Transit 3
7 November 2011
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS Moon Transit 1
20 December 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
ISS Moon Transit 2
20 December 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
HST Moon Transit
29 April 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS Moon Transit Sequence
31 May 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
HST-Moon Transit
25 June 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
Sun-Tiangong-1 Transit
25 September 2013
iPhone 5s
77X |
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Sun-Tiangong-1 Transit sequence
25 September 2013
iPhone 5s
77X |
ISS-Moon Transit Sequence
17 December 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
HST-Moon Transit
8 June 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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ISS-Sun Transit
6 November 2014
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
HST-Moon Transit
14 April 2015
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
ISS Moon Transit
12 November 2019
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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ISS Moon Transit (1 second video)
12 November 2019
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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