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ISS Over Mont-Megantic Observatory
Explanation: On August 1st, a time exposure created this surreal view that looks up into the early morning sky over southern Quebec. Only the light from a nearly Full Moon brightens the sky and highlights the dome of the 1.6 meter telescope at Mont-Megantic Observatory . Shadowy figures on the catwalk are astronomers who have interrupted their work to glimpse the International Space Station ( ISS ) streaking overhead. The brightest “star” in the moonlit sky, the ISS was easy to spot moving through a background of stars in the high-flying constellation Pegasus .
| Date | August 18, 2007 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: Guillaume Poulin ( Astrolab du Parc du Mont-Megantic ) |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |