The ISS over Suffolk

The International Space Station
passing over our backyard on the 18th of August 2013
(the line at the bottom centre of the image represents
the path of the ISS during an exposure of 60 seconds)

I took the image using a tripod mounted Lumix compact camera at F2.8 using the camera's 'Starry Night' setting. The passage of the ISS can be seen  under the Summer Triangle asterism formed by the stars; Deneb, Vega and Altair. The constellation Vulpecula, The Little Fox, can be seen at the centre of the 'Triangle'. The red tinge to the clouds is caused by 'light pollution', the bane of the urban astronomer!

I really enjoy watching the ISS passing over our garden and I am always surprised at how bright it is!

The ISS orbits the Earth at 7.71 Km/sec some 370 km above us.

For more information see:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html#.UhSuk9KsiSo

Credts: NASA