One of the best ISS images I've seen!

[zipdrive (Dave)]

wow amazing!!!
really want to see his setup.

[netwolf]

Just amazing, I have sent an email to Dirk firstly to congratulate him on this awesome capture. And to ask how you achieved this. I have pointed him to this thread and requested an explanation of the procedure. If we are lucky he may join and post himself, else at the least provide a explanation to me which i can post here verbatim.

Suzy the method you describe is certainly a very feasible way of doing this.

There was late last year a very sharp image posted here in this thread by Scott tornado33
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...&highlight=iss
As I recall these did make Spaceweather also.

Regards

[netwolf]

Dirk has kindly sent this reply to my query, and it is similar to H0ughy's post in the Tips section.

Dear Shariff,


thank you for all the nice comments from "Down Under" ;-)


I use a Meade LX200 12" Classic (bought 1997) to track

the ISS (since 2001). It can be controlled well for tracking

with the program Sat-Tracker by Brent Boshart.

This program works with LX200 scopes in continuous

tracking, with some other scopes mostly in leap-frog.

A forum you can find at :


http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/s...acker/messages


Last time I did some changes :

A piggy-backed 5-inch refractor is now used with a Skynyx

Color-CCD camera (focal length extended from

1040 to around 4200mm with a projection lens).


There are some people who would like to see the shuttle beneath

the station in your forum. For this I give you a link to one of my

best previous records and my homepage ;-)


http://www.astroewers.de/index/raums...iss0802091.htm



Congratulations about the spectacular planetary images

some of you are recording and best wishes to you all



Dirk




http://www.astroewers.de

My Thanks to Dirk for taking the time to reply to this inquiry. And the image with the Shuttle is simply amazing.

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, just brilliant.

Thanks Fahim!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Gobsmacked.

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by netwolf

.... And the image with the Shuttle is simply amazing.

And the video of the Shuttle approaching the ISS is quite something as well. On the page - link below the image.

[netwolf]

Erick, is it not something to watch that video clip. Its like real life version of the famous scene from "2001: A Space Odyssey" I could almost hum along with the tune to it. Or even the Bond Movie scene.

Regards
Fahim

[erick (Eric)]

I'm presuming that is the motion of the Orbiter towards the Station in 33 seconds? Seems to be relatively fast relative movement for safe approach.
Actually, now I think about it, we are probably seeing a parallax effect in the video.