STARLINK-2288 Passover, Polaris & Northern Lights
I wanted to share the composite images of STARLINK-2288 satellite Passover just below the Polaris and above the Northern Lights facing North to North East on May 10, 2024, from Upstate, New York.
STARLINK-2288 Passover with Polaris, Northern Lights
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Location of Shoot: Ashokan Reservoir Promenade, Olivebridge, NY
Lat/Long: 41.947847, -74.186388
Date/Time of Shoot: May 10, 2024, 11:26 PM EDT, 11:30 PM EDT
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While reviewing the Timelapse frames I found something similar to ISS flying from North to NorthEast. Curious enough after doing some Google search found out that there’s this neat website called in-the-sky.org that allows you to review Satellite Passovers on the celestial dome for any date and time. This Passover that I captured was between 11:27 pm to 11:30 pm EDT on May 10th at Ashokan Reservoir with the highest magnitude of 5.1 as per heavens-above.com. Though the actual Passover started a little bit early at 11:26 PM EDT, a few clouds over the horizon obscured this passage.
Close inspection of satellite trajectories during these times helped me narrow down to STARLINK-2288 and I confirmed the passover from heavens-above.com to match my images to what shows there.
It was fun research but at the same time I was startled to see there are so many STARLINK satellites roaming around our planet, it’s beyond saturated.
You can see the Starlink-2288 entering close to the North horizon through Auriga, passing through Camelopardalis, entering Cepheus, and disappearing just after that into Earth's shadow. Polaris is easy to locate in this picture and it's right above Cepheus.
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Verification Images on in-the-sky.org & heavens-above.com:
in-the-sky.org chart
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heavens-above.com chart
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Verification Links on in-the-sky.org:
- Visit the website for the above lat/long. This URL should do it. Link
- Change the date to May 10, 2024 and the time to 23:30 EDT
- Orient the map to see the North to North East celestial dome and make sure you see the constellation Cepheus
- You should see STARLINK-2288 inside Cepheus and if you click on the current location of the time slider and then use the left and right arrow keys, you should be able to move the time in increments of a few seconds and this will show you STARLINK-2288 disappearing in Earth's shadow at 11:30 PM EDT
Verification Links on heavens-above.com :
Direct Link
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Tech Specs:
Camera Body: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Camera Lens: Canon EF 16-35 mm F2.8 L II Lens
Focal Length: 16mm
Focal Ratio/Aperture: F4.0
ISO Setting: ISO 800
Exposure Time: 8.0 sec
Date: 05/10/2024
Time: 11:26 pm to 11:30 pm EDT
Location: Ashokan Reservoir Promenade, Olivebridge, NY
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Post Processing: This image is a composite of 13 images taken between 11:26 pm EDT to 11:30 pm EDT on May 10, 2024. The images were initially processed in Lightroom Classic with the same post-processing settings and exported to Adobe Photoshop 2024 as a stack of layers. I wanted to keep the stars sharp and not let them trail, so I just ensured I only stacked the path of STARLINK-2288 Passover. The base image was taken at 11:26 pm EDT which commences the first sight of STARLINK-2288 rising.
Thanks for stopping by my post and taking the time to review the image and the description!
Thanks & Regards,
Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan
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Published in Astronomy Magazine
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