u/Chnapp

Tiangong Space Station through my bad phone camera

Tiangong Space Station through my bad phone camera

Last night, i was ready to sleep and wanted to take one last look at the sky and also look Stellarium Mobile. Suddenly i saw the Tiangong in the screen. Just passes nearby Polaris. Ofc i immediately ran away to window and...it was GORGEOUS. It had -0.7 apparent magnitude also, in 03.35 UTC +3. It was a pale ivory color. In that picture, it moved so much to the east and passed Cassiopeia. It was visible about 1 minute. And it's became fainter and fainter. It was so fast, and in my excitement at that moment, to make sure it wouldn't escape, I hastily took the picture in normal mode instead of pro mode. Perhaps this transition isn't so rare after all, but it was a first for me. Sorry for the picture quality🙏🏻

u/Chnapp — 2 days ago