Had another good view last night of ISS as it went almost overhead.But, I also tried some straightforward imaging using just a simple Nikon digital camera WITHOUT tripod.
I didn't catch the ISS - it moved before the 'shutter' clicked in - so ended up with just dark sky!
I did get Mars and Uranus in one shot though
and some bright stars on another frame. This really surprised me as I really did not think I would get anything.
Thre is a short opportunity tonight but is a wee bit early here in UK. Next best chance looks like Friday evening - when I'll be better setup with a tripod and tripping shutter a second or so before ISS goes across field of view.
On another evening I'll be strapping my camera to a elbow tracking telescope and seeing what difference that makes.
I know you can get pretty sophisticated at this game - for instance see Tom's earlier posts using CCDs etc. But I just want see what is possible using just simple digital cameras which a lot of folk have and might encourage people at talks I give to 'have a go'. But want prove it myself before doing that!