ISS, 77deg Alt, 1260mm FL

[astronobob]

Would not you know it, Heavens Above's Web site was down for details, time etc, Found another page for ISS location, tho rough & waited approx 15 mins to make sure not to miss it.
Since my mount and gear is packed in car for dark sky tomoro, I had no option, but to use the ED100 F9 + Sigma 1.4x Tele on the Camera tripod, Pistal Grip, Kinda helped, tho when ISS was above say 50deg alt, found myself pulling the tripod over onto one leg and went with it :D
This one is about the best of a dozen during the pass !

[pluto]

Excellent, gotta be happy with that one!! :D

[Dennis]

That is a superb result and made even better by the description of your set up and capture escapades!

Cheers

Dennis

[ourkind]

oooohh that's nice Bob! How good is that!! Great capture!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Larryp]

Wow! Great shot, Bob!

[iceman]

Nice work Bob, excellent!

[cybereye]

A big fat excellent from me for that capture!:thumbsup:

Cheers,
Mario

[Bigtom]

Excellent capture

[asimov]

Excellent work Bob! WOO-HOOO!

[h0ughy]

very well done!!!!

[IanP]

Great capture :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

awesome capture Bob. :thumbsup:

[Osirisra]

Stunning capture, very sharp and enjoyed the description of the capture. Great Work Bob.

[RickS]

Well done, Bob!

[astronobob]

Much appreciated everyone, I was very surprised to have one of reasonable sharpness after a fumbling effort : )
Kinda want to have another go next time she goes over, might get lucky again : )

[Logieberra]

That's a champion effort. Well done!

[Quark]

Just how good is that, superb effort Bob.

Top Stuff!!!!!
Regards
Trevor

[Solar]

Excellent result Bob, cant believe how sharp the image is.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[naskies]

Bob, that's spectacular! Great work mate.

[Matt Wastell]

Hi Bob
I missed this earlier - a superhero image! Looking forward to more!

[RobF]

I still can't get over how you bagged this Bob. Just an incredible image. One to print up for the wall I reckon!

[OzEclipse]

Fantastic shot Bob.

I saw the ISS through a 4" Maksutov in mid March which has almost the same focal length 1250mm. I managed to catch it in the narrow field and then hung on for dear life as I followed it manually across the sky.

[Burakyesilmen]

Wow!!!! Very very nice.

[icytailmark]

wow fantastic capture there bob

[astronobob]

Thanx everyone, and might add that all these replies have been rather inspiring, so much that Ive challenged myself to have another go at 2meters F/L :screwy: that being with a C8 F10, might get lucky :shrug: :question: :P
ISS due for twilight passes start of June, waiting, waiting , , ,

[Shiraz]

that is a really good image. 2m fl?, has to be worth a try after this result. good luck. regards ray

[astronobob]

Hey Thanx Ray :thumbsup: Another 89deg Alt due evening 31st over Goldy Coast ? ?
Actually have been talking the disadvantages of tripods and mounts for this sought of caper, , and may - May :question: design a simple rig/mount to serve the purpose some what bettera, something with no legs under the scope so can freely manuver myself under it, will obviousely be some long solid poles invovled, large 'A' frame or mini swing style of soughts ? ?
Might nothing come of it but the seeds have been planted :D

[FlashDrive]

Bet that put a :D smile on your face Bob...great shot....:thumbsup:

Flash.....

[spymaster]

Well hunted!

[Suzy]

Phoarwwwwww !!!
Incredible shot!
Hi Bob, I've just put this up on the IIS facebook page- one hour posted and it's already gotten 76 likes and 16 shares! :eyepop:
We all are a-loving this! :D

[astronobob]

Thanx again all, ,
& Suzy :thumbsup: That is more likes and shares than Ive had on FB over the 2ys I been on it Lol , , :rofl: Thannnxx , , & Glad you's are enjoying it : )

[deniseselmo]

What an incredible shot! Fantastic. Congratulations!

[astronobob]

Hey thankyou Denise : )

[malclocke]

That's an outstanding image Bob.

I tried to catch the station last night with my scope plus DSLR in video mode but the frame rate was not quick enough. I think next time I'll try stills.

Can I ask what shutter speed etc you used?

Malc

[hotspur]

Brilliant!,amazing work,well done.

[Nico13]

Yep I'll vote for that one :thumbsup: top stuff. And loved the one legged tripod method, will have to try that myself :P :lol:

[astronobob]

Cheers Malc, sorry for late reply, I see your recent effort and found the exposure settings, should go better with them, all the best :thumbsup:

Thanx Chris :thumbsup:

Cheers Ken, Go the 'Mono Gangman Style' Lol :P

[Suzy]

:lol::lol::lol:
Your pic ended up with 253 Likes and 66 shares todate on fb! :eyepop:
That should make you feel even better in enjoying your moment of fb fame :lol:.
My favourite of the comments on it was "Oh Hell Yeh".:lol: Says it all doesn't it.;)
And someone else commented that you should send the pic to NASA and get it autographed- oooooh that'd be so cool wouldn't it.:D

[Brettstar6754]

Great pic, real nice.

Heres my ISS freepoint mount.

Its the scope in front of the observatory hanging a black ED 80.
The main arm has a removable bolt to hold it in upright position, then pull the bolt and it all folds away.

I have had much better luck actually viewing the ISS with the big Dobsonian in background. Its quite easy and very impressive. I think the best way to image ISS would be to mount your refractor on the back of a people friendly Dobsonian. Visually track the station and go crazy with the remote shutter release on the camera at the back of your refractor. Just an idea, Brett

[astronobob]

Appreciate your update Suzy, my face is running out of smilling room :rofl:
Mmm, send to nasa :shrug: I may look into it tho, have an idea :thumbsup:
Thanx again for your update :)



Thats not a bad idea for a refracter brett :thumbsup: Not sure how it would go with a C8 being short and fat, I should try the ED100 with 2x barlow though :thumbsup:
Appreaciate your input mate, BTW, it was clouded out during the last ISS pass, have to wait a few weeks now !
Rgrds !

[Asso]

Great work Bob. nice work on that capture