International Space Station and Shuttle Atlantis
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At the end of its June 2007 mission to the International Space Station, the space shuttle Atlantis detached from the station and for the next couple of days preceded the station by a few seconds in orbit around the earth. On this evening the pair was visible from Phoenix, Arizona, looking like two bright stars crossing the sky from west to east (making streaks from left to right in this 20-second exposure; Atlantis entered the Earth's shadow before the end of the exposure).
To find out when the International Space Station will be visible from your location, go to the Heavens Above web site.
Date: June 20, 2007
Time: 9:26 p.m. MST
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Camera: Olympus OM-3 on fixed tripod
Focal length: 40 mm
Aperture: f/2.8-4
Exposure time: 20 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000 (contrast boosted to make streaks easier to see)