Shenzhou 5 as seen from us.
China's first manned spacecraft, the Shenzhou V, soared over the United States three times on Oct. 15th. Many people saw it just before dawn, gliding across the sky about as bright as a 2nd magnitude star. This picture of the streaking capsule comes from Dirk Obudzinski of Santa Cruz, California. The bright star above the tree is Polaris.