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First attempt at iridium flare 28/8/2011

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Aug 29, 2011 14:41 |  #1

First post too so sorry if this doesn't quite work.

Tried to get an iridium flare last night, sadly my camera was looking at the wrong part of the sky as it started to get brighter but I managed to swing it around and catch most of it.

Great forum by the way!!:D


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Aug 29, 2011 14:56 |  #2

Great capture! Critical timing to catch these!




  
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Aug 29, 2011 19:36 |  #3

stumpusmaximus wrote in post #13019827 (external link)
First post too so sorry if this doesn't quite work.

Tried to get an iridium flare last night, sadly my camera was looking at the wrong part of the sky as it started to get brighter but I managed to swing it around and catch most of it.

Great forum by the way!!:D

Very nice! Welcome to the forums.




  
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Aug 30, 2011 15:58 as a reply to  @ the jimmy's post |  #4

Lucky you! You saw it and reacted fast enought to get a great capture still.

My 1st time was pointing in the wrong direction and few seconds later gone....

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Feb 02, 2012 07:08 as a reply to  @ mtbdudex's post |  #5

Had another go last night and again only got half of it as 30 second exp finished just before the flare! doh!


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Feb 06, 2012 23:15 |  #6

Wow. Nice shot!




  
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Feb 09, 2012 02:43 as a reply to  @ BobHunter's post |  #7

Another one and my favourite yet

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