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    ISS Transit of the Sun Observed from Sardinia, Italy   
      
      February 09, 2023   
      
      
       IssTransit2   
      
      Photographer:  Roberto Ortu   
      Summary Author:  Roberto Ortu   
      
      The image above is the result from my first attempt to shoot the   
       International Space Station (ISS) transiting the Sun. This   
       transit took place on July 26, 2022, at 17:41:07 local time   
      (15:41:07 UTC) in Cabras, Sardinia, Italy. At the time of transit, the   
      ISS was approximately 700 km (435 miles) above my home and its apparent   
      size was 38 arc seconds.   
      
      The space station is about as big as a football field, and its orbital   
      speed is almost 28,000 km/hr (17,400/mph. Note that the first module of   
      the station, called  Zarya, was launched in 1998 from the   
       Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. The operational life of the ISS   
      has been extended until 2030. In addition to the silhouette of the ISS,   
      a few  sunspots are also visible in the active regions AR3062 and   
      AR3066.   
      
      Photo details: Celestron 114/910 telescope and Newton planetary camera   
      QHY5L-II-C; UV -IR cut filter; Astrosolar filter; Sharpcap, PIPP, and   
      GIMP software.   
      
      Cabras, Sardinia, Italy Coordinates: 39.923075, 8.540492   
      
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