Space Station

The bright dot is the space station as it flew overhead. Last night on the 11 pm news, it was stated that the Perseid Meteor Shower would be best viewed from 3 to 5 am and the space station would also be going over at 4:32 am. Set the alarm for 4:15 am, got up, and caught the space station as it went over.

[Lauren]

wow!!!! incredible view! very cool!

[scooter]

So cool!!!

[Kerri]

cool

[Jenn]

Very cool! Now that's dedication!

[Paul Myers]

Excellent capture Harry.

[Harry J Benson]

@laurentye Thank you Lauren, I felt it was worth setting the alarm for
@scooter Thank you Scooter, I enjoyed seeing it
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, it was really neat
@shutterbugger Thank you Jenn, Gail got up also and went out with me, that's dedication
@webfoot Thank you Paul, I enjoyed doing it

[Trina P Holub]

That's so awesome! I;d intended to be up for the meteor showers, but I never made it. Good for you, getting up and going out for this!

[Harry J Benson]

@5unflow3r Thank you Trina; every year I say I'm going to do it and I finally did.

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

really cool capture and i've been so busy that i didn't know this happened

[Harry J Benson]

@angievega Thank you Angie, if I hadn't been watching the news I would have missed it also

[MikiChelle]

Great capture

[Harry J Benson]

@mikichelle Thank you Miki, it took less than a minute for the space station to traverse the sky

[jerry plume]

Awesome!

[Harry J Benson]

@orangecrush Thank you Jerry, it was fun doing it, since we were able to see it

[Beth]

What a starry, starry night. Nice capture of the space station. It certainly outshines the stars but it is a whole lot closer.

[Harry J Benson]

@vernabeth Thank you Beth, I was surprised by how clear and all the stars, I usually don't see 4:30 am

[Naomi]

Ooo, cool.

[Harry J Benson]

@naomi Thank you Naomi, it was worth losing sleep over

[Mary]

This is really neat! All the stars really add to the photo!

[Tracey Hatcher]

very cool

[Harry J Benson]

@marydreams Thank you Mary, I was surprised by how many there were
@tralo29 Thank you Tracey, one of the benefits of not living in a built up area

[Paula]

Brilliant! And how dedicated to set your alarm so as not to miss this:)

[Harry J Benson]

@pwallis Thank you Paula, it was worth it

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

WOW, so glad you caught this

[Harry J Benson]

@brumbe Thank you Paula, I don't think you could have seen it in Philly

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

@hjbenson from CCity I can see about ten stars total and the moon. The thing I hate most about the city is the lack of stars.

[Constance Brinkley]

Outstanding. Thanks for this shot. So many stars out in your neighborhood!

[Harry J Benson]

@seattle Thank you Constance, getting away from the city lights helps with the stars

[Bob Hettinger]

Wow! Awesome shot!

[Harry J Benson]

@rbobh69 Thank you Bob, it was a good night for a photo