International Space Station Flyby 2-1-09

A time-lapse clip framed by the frozen Lake Michigan shoreline. A lone enthusiast waits for the visit. Clip ends with a pan to the west to see setting Venus. View in higher quality by clicking the link under the 'sound' button.
Music created with Abaltat and GarageBand.
400+ stills recorded with a Nikon D300 through a Sigma 10-20mm f4 lens.
there is also an hd version on vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/3052048
for sky watching tips, check out:
http://www.spaceweather.com

More of Ken's work can be seen at http://www.kenscottphotography.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ISS
• space
• satellite
• flyby
• time-lapse
• Michigan
• Lake Michigan
• Leland
• Leelanau
• night sky
• Ken Scott

[ChAnimations]

Is there a way to let the camera automatically take the photos in certain periods of time?

[KenScottPhotography]

@ChAnimations yes, you use an intervolometer. Some cameras have them built in, others you can attach a remote.

[cptblade16]

Is the space statoin at 2:25 - 2:27?

[KenScottPhotography]

you can just start to see it at :23 in HD and not until about :25 in normal quality and it's out by :27. Wish I had a fish eye lens to be able to record more of it's flight.

[KenScottPhotography]

For all you 'I wanna see it'ers':

go to spaceweather and click on the "Satellite Flybys" button on the right, plug in your zip code and you'll get a list of visible satellites flying over you ... even the tool bag!

[radudman]

LMFAO, and i suppose that, nasa is simulating all of their live videos in a little lab in YOUR basement? all the evidence that exists about the ISS is that it is up there, and does exist

[chue85]

rofl, you cant see it beause its going to 17000 mph (its exactly 16560mph), thats a lame excuse, remember it is 220miles from earth, it doesnt pass to 1miles from you, u can see it by yourself, just google: iss visible passes

[MAXKC1]

cool vid!!! no pun intended

[dasani110]

@bradleycpttd 17,000 miles per hour in relation to the surface of the earth. So when standing on the earth looking hundreds of miles into the sky, it appears to be moving much slower. Yes, if the space station was only 200 FEET off the ground and buzzed by at 17,000 miles per hour, you would not see much of anything, and you would feel one hell of a sonic boom, not to mention, within the atmosphere, the thing could never go that fast without burning up.

[TheMoonDiary]

Seen the ISS about 5 times now over my house, it's still an amazing sight, seen a few dimmer satellites too

[kirza94]

@robertgrassi ha , your totally weird why wouldnt it exist it would waste money if everyday they had videos from the ISS and the views from the ISS , im guessing you beleve in UFO's,, and as tvboettr said u probilly wear foil hats .

[rggfgjerjh]

@bradleycpttd you can see it because of how big it is and you can actually see it ever hour and a half

[taofledermaus]

If you haven't set out to spot the ISS yourself, you should do it, it's pretty cool. Go to one of the tracking websites and try to determine when it will come over your area. A good time to see it is when the sun is just going down. Keep scanning the sky because sometimes it will just suddenly show up because the sun's reflection is just right. It often has a golden hue to it.

[taofledermaus]

That is awesome work. I don't think most people realize the skill it takes to shoot something like this.