Bernd Brinkmann´s

Images of Iridium Flares

date
(yy/mm/dd)

time (UT)

exp. time
(min/sec)

camera / telescope

film / CCD

Remarks

99/03/17

18:32:53
(middle of exposure)

30 sec

Canon EOS 50 E
+
Sigma APO
170-500 mm
5.0 - 6.3
@ 170 mm
f/11

Fuji Sensia 400

Iridium 42 flare
-8 mag

pre image calculations done with Satellite Visibility Homepage of DLR/GSOC and Guide 7

image made in dark twilight
brigth star at upper right is Pollux

slide scanned with Nikon Coolscan at 800 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
color corection
clipping
scaling
save as JPEG

99/01/29

18:35:03
(middle of exposure)

90 sec

Canon EOS 50 E
+
Canon EF
24-85 mm
1:3.5 - 4.5
@ 85mm
f/4.5

Fuji Sensia II 100

Iridium 6 flare in Orion
-8 mag

pre image calculations done with Satellite Visibility Homepage of DLR/GSOC and Guide 7

slide scanned with Nikon Coolscan at 800 dpi

processing with Photoshop:
color corection
clipping
scaling
save as JPEG

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