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ISS transit after eclipse

Just 4 days after the Sun eclipse in Spain we had the opportunity that ISS was having a transit over the sun in my location. Lucky us!. To take this picture we used my brother's telescope ( u/JaviTaiyou ) (f/11.5 at 1500mm) and my SONY A6400 camera in direct mode. Thanks to all the tools available today we knew the precise time for the transit, and connected to the Spanish official clock source (Real Observatorio de San Fernando) we started taking photos hoping that everything would be OK.

This is the result.

u/phosy_eol — 2 days ago
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Can Russia still launch Soyuz flights to the ISS?

Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit a major rocket-and-space facility in Samara connected to Soyuz production. I wonder if there are any implications for Soyuz flights to the ISS for the coming years?

I understand that the ISS still relies heavily on Soyuz flights. Is this correct? I can imagine that if this is the case and such flights are canceled that this could have serious consequences on keeping the ISS operative. Could this lead to the ISS be abandoned early than planned?

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u/FransFaase — 5 days ago
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2026 Partial Solar Eclipse - ISS Transit

In this image of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse and partially obscured by clouds, the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits at roughly five miles per second, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, near Hodgdon, Maine. Onboard as part of Expedition 75 are: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Anil Menon, and Jack Hathaway; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Andrey Fedyaev, and Anna Kikina. A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. A Partial eclipse was visible in parts of the U.S., most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwest Africa.

​Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/55459687874/in/album-72177720335110938/

u/Neaterntal — 8 days ago
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International Space Station fly by over Perth

Uninspiring iPhone footage but thar she goes

u/crims0npig — 9 days ago
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I saw the ISS

just saw the ISS! I googled this thing I saw moving in the sky and The International Space Station is visible over Sydney tonight, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, starting at 6:22 PM AEST

u/Select_Fly_7970 — 8 days ago
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Astronaut Don Pettit shares his timelapse of the ISS Maneuver

He wrote on his post:

>Timelapse of the ISS Optimal Propellent Maneuver (OPM)! We use this to reorient station's attitude in preparation for docking events. This one occurred over some magnificent Mediterranean city lights!

Credit: NASA astronaut Don Pettit

u/Busy_Yesterday9455 — 13 days ago
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I did it again!

We’ve had some really bad smoke problems in Colorado, but I had been eyeing this transit for a few weeks and wanted to take a crack at catching an illuminated ISS.

I couldn’t see the moon with my naked eye, so I had to track it solely through my Dobsonian telescope, Bertha.

Some decent definition on the panels and body.

Enjoy!

u/DuganDevil — 11 days ago
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How far can Astronauts in the ISS see?

I got curious so I did a quick check. Earth 🌎 is about 8000 miles wide. The ISS is orbiting at about 240 miles high. And the part of earth that astronauts can see is about 2000 miles wide, about the width of the United States from “sea to shining sea.”
Reference is a NASA article from 2003 titled Watching the World Go By.
Just an FYI.

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u/Donindacula — 10 days ago
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Space walk witnesses?!

I watched the space walk yesterday on Fox News live.

The camera of the guy working on it was in first person above one of the possible "solar wings" if that's what they are on the space station.

I saw a cluster of stars shining through it.

After some time I stared at it and debated to myself if I should take a picture but I didn't.

The screen went blue about three or four times and then went to a low quality third person view. With no stars in sight just darkness.

My question is if anyone captured or saw this as well?

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u/DueRaspberry7649 — 12 days ago
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ISS and northern lights

This is from a year ago over Southern Ontario. I went around 1am for the ISS and didn’t realize the Northern Lights were visible this far down on that night.

u/Creepy_Head_9912 — 14 days ago
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What do you think could have caused this weird dip/shift in the Tiangong transit?

I got the video of the Tiangong transiting the sun this morning at 7:10 My time. the sun was about 16 degrees above the horizon. what do you think could have caused this wierd dip/ shift.

I recorded 4k 30FPS with a Dwarf3 smart telescope. The first clip is normal speed, then 60% speed. then 40% speed. then the last I turned it to be straight so you can see the wierd shift better.

What could have caused this. Ive jest never see this before.

u/Outrageous-Novel7839 — 14 days ago