Kinda' look like tears in the sky.

Cool shot.

Cheers,

Dave

On 2/10/07, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (re-sending as I used the wrong email account last night and I guess
> non-subscribed email addresses are not allowed to post.  Duh!)
>
> Here in Minneapolis, MN.... the Iridium satellites decided to present
> themselves as a duo
>
> The local newspapers made a big deal about it, but it was tricky to
> find out exactly where to point the camera to spot TWO of them going
> from S to N side by side (almost).   Luckily, I was able to find out
> that it would be almost directly between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
>
> So I perched myself up on the roof of my office building, and got this:
>
> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/IMGP5194_iridium_small.jpg
>
> or
>
> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/IMGP5194_iridium_large.jpg
>
> You can see Ursa Minor in its entirety to the left of the
> streaks... .and the "bowl" of Ursa Major to the right.   I've got to
> work on the post-processing to draw out the details, but you'll
> probably be able to get the point.
>
> (first person to tell me I have DUST on my sensor gets a virtual
> SMACK across the IntarTubes)
>
>   -Charles

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