Satellite Streak

Clear and cool (60 degrees F) summer conditions in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 28, 2011, allowed for the creation of a light streak from the movement of satellite COSMOS 1812 (bottom) from this one-minute exposure at f/3.5, 320 ISO and an 18mm focal length. This view looks west over Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 3:12 AM. The bright cluster of stars at top left center is the constellation Lyra, dominated by the 0.00 magnitude star Vega.