Holy crap, the International Space Station was sure bright last night! There were so many satellites and things flying around about the same time that I wasn't sure which one the ISS was, until I actually saw it. No doubt about it then. It was awesome! And on May 31st, space shuttle Discovery will launch and later rendezvous with the ISS. Discovery's mission is construction: the crew will deliver and install a huge (37 feet x 14 feet) Japanese laboratory with its own robotic arm. The new Kibo Pressurized Module will be making the ISS even bigger and brighter than it is now. Something to look forward to....

Here is a series of 15 second exposures of the ISS streaking over last night:









And this is another shot of Mars continuing on it's way into the Beehive Cluster.