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Topic: ISS Imaging
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-02-2003 09:28 AM
  
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!
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John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-02-2003 11:28 AM
Boy that be some long lens to get a shot of my anus from the UK..!! ( oh, when you said uranus.. you meant the planet??.. sorry) |
Cliff Lentz
Member Posts: 655
From: Philadelphia, PA USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-02-2003 11:41 AM
John,I just read that they discovered two more moons around Uranus as well! Congrats! |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-02-2003 12:26 PM
I tried Mars and Uranus in August. Mars didn't turn out, but Uranus I captured for what I saw. Pretty cool just knowing what you're looking at:
http://www.geocities.com/ovatlantis/Uranus.html ------------------
-Ben http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/ |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-03-2003 10:40 AM
Cliff... big ol'moons were found.. Biiiiiiiiig ol' moons |
spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-03-2003 01:50 PM
Did a dry run with digital camera strapped to elebow telescope a few minutes back.
And it certainly worked OK for a daylight subject. Just hoping that tonight's ISS pass at approx 8:09 pm UK time will be a clear night - but not hopeful at this point as much low lying cloud :-(I ID'd Mars and Uranus from comparing against maps produced with Starry Night and other planetarium programs for that time slot.
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