International Space Station...

pierces the Milky Way in its orbit early this morning above Castle Valley as seen here in this 15 sec exposure captured shortly after 5 am MDT. The ISS entered the frame near Antares and continued on its trajectory across the view for about four minutes duration. There’s even a faint meteor trace in the image!

Shot during early morning twilight with tripod-mounted Canon 6D with Rokinon 14mm lens at f/4, ISO 5000.

Shot during early morning twilight with tripod-mounted Canon 6D with Rokinon 14mm lens at f/4, ISO 5000.

The time and trajectory of the transit of the ISS was predicted using Heavens-Above Pro and SkySafari apps.