The photo was posted on SpaceWeather.
After 11 years of construction, the International Space Station has grown so large you can see it in broad daylight. "On June 13th, I was watching a red-headed woodpecker's nest when the ISS passed overhead," says Brooke O'Klatner of Charlotte, North Carolina.
You can get exact timings for flybys of ISS and other satellites from Simple Satellite Tracker or Heavens Above.
So, next time you spot a white light flying high above the sky, don't take it as a UFO! It could be just the ISS. Though, it may not be as exciting as spotting a UFO, it is still worth seeing!
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6 comments:
The issue doesnot appear to be very convincing. On June 13, 2009, there were 4 passes in broad daylight, at Chorlotte, NC, USA. The first one was in 7 o' clock in the morning with highest altitude for easy sighting(which agrees with the "overhead" phrase in description) however the shadow of branches on tree trunk shows that Sun must be 70/80 deg up in altitude. The remaining three passes were around afternoon only but the maximum altitude remains less than 30 deg.
However, exact location of photographer, EXIF data of the image as well as accuracy of camera clock are required to further look into the issue.
Well, I didn't look into the details about this picture.
But you seem to have a point.
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Hi,
I am the photographer of the photo discussed in this blog. The photo was taken at 11:01 am on 6/13/09. Photo was taken in charlotte, NC at 35 12 53.58N and 80 49 20.93W. The angle is a bit difficult to calculate since I was on a small hill when I took the photo. Observation of the sighting indicated it was most likely the ISS. When I got home, I consulted the heavens above website and the position and direction of the ISS indicated on the website corresponded to the path of the object in the photograph. In addition, if you zoom in to the photo you can see two sections of light from solar panels.
The above referenced photo was taken at approximately 3:45 pm on 6/13/09. It was reduced in size to submit to spaceweather.com at 11:01 on 6/15/09. Sorry for the confusion. I did refer to the heavens above site within about 10 minutes of taking the photo to confirm the sighting.
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