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[edison]

Hello, everyone!

The first image: Vega star in the constellation of Lyra (alone).

The second image: The object in front to Vega star is Atlas Centaur 2 Rocket R/B. I indentify it with Heavens Above. Spacetrack catalog number 694. This Centaur-D upper stage was the first liquid hydrogen fuelled rocket to successfully reach orbit. (Source Heavens Above).


Start

Time 19:46:47 Altitude 100 Azimuth WSW

Highest point

Time 19:54:49 Altitude 770 Azimuth NNW

End

Time 20:03:31 Altitude 100 Azimuth NE


www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.aspx?satid=694



First  image:     Date: 07-24-2014. Hour: 20:01 (01:01).

Second image: Date: 07-24-2014. Hour: 20:01 (01:01).

Both images: Equal trajectory (WSW NNW NE). Telescope reflector aperture 114mm (4.5"), focal length 900mm, eyepiece (1.25") 13mm and Barlow 2X. Digital camera 10 megapixels and optical zoom 5X ISO 400. Pictures enlarged and cutting.



Thanks for looking

Edison

[edison]

I think when you took the second image you moved ever so slightly and that the camera was in process of a focus change when you snapped the image.



Hi Eric…



Camera didn’t move.



Edison

Clear Skies

[edison]

To bring this page to a close. I send two pictures.



Cosmos 1833 (17589) in front of the Moon. Eyepiece (1.25") 20mm, digital camera 8 megapixels, optical zoom 3X and ISO 400. Date: 8-13-2013. Hour: 20:00 (00:30 UTC).

www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=17589

Cosmos 192 (3047) in front of Vega star. Eyepiece (1.25") 13mm, digital camera 10 megapixels, optical zoom 5X and ISO 400. Date: 6-24-2014. Hour: 20:09 (00:39 UTC).

www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=3047

Telescope reflector aperture 114mm (4.5"), focal length 900mm. Pictures enlarged and cutting.



Thanks for looking

Edison