ISS @ 1800mm

[astronobob]

Man, what a baffling last week, out Leyburn dark sky and the astro lappy blew up, so doing manual widefield, sky was not real clear anyway ? also ran out of petrol 30k from home :rolleyes: Later, fired up the home PC and it decided to throw it in, replaced the power supply and upgrade the graphics card while at it !

Anyway, here is my last attempt at the International Space Station from Mon Jul 8th Night pass,
ED100, F9, Meade 2" 2x Barlow. Raw file enabled better some color flaring management and ridding some ghosting glowing goings on with the oridginal file, speshly around the ISS body, due to its high reflectivity ! !
Further info on the Image , ,
Hope you find it worth the Squizz , ,

[multiweb]

Bob, you're a freak. :eyepop: And I mean that in the best way possible. :)

[Brettstar6754]

Great image.

[h0ughy]

fantastic result

[iceman]

Excellent result Bob!

[Dennis]

Wow Bob, that is a stunning photo!

I’m sure you have one of those NASA or US Military motorised tracking platforms that can follow rockets at launch!;)

Cheers

Dennis

[Quark]

What a great effort there Bob, super job.

Regards
Trevor

[asimov]

Pretty unbelievable mate! :eyepop:

:thumbsup:

[pluto]

Very awesome!! great work :D

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Holy crap that's good Bob!!

:bowdown: nothing else to say really!

Cheers,

Justin.

PS, that should go on APOD.

[trent_julie]

Thats got to be an image of the week!

[batema]

Truely amazing. Wonderful image but can you tell me how you go about focusing as I would like to have a crack at doing one of these. You certainly have shown us what is possible. Brilliant.

Mark

[Hans Tucker]

IIS own Thierry Legault :thumbsup:

[naskies]

Another fantastic effort, Bob! :) Any tips for tracking the ISS? Did you loosen the clutches and track it by hand, or did you "chase" it with the keypad?

[ourkind]

Bob that's freaking awesome!!! What a top result!!! Congrats :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

:D That's what I reckon too.
An awesome capture Bob.

[RichardJ]

Brilliant capture Bob. Well done!!!!

RichardJ

[killswitch]

Wow great snap. Was it hard to track and frame the ISS at 1800mm?

Ive got the same set up as you and been waiting for a Moon ISS transit.

[Matt Wastell]

Stunning - sorry to hear about the dramas!

[astronobob]

Hey Much Thanx to all & everyone's comments :) I have to say Im a little overwhelmed and not sure where to go with this, except to say, that I didnt think much of these ISS photos, mainly because I thought there were plenty of them about and much betterra, or, that ISS captures were just not interesting ?
So, I do really appreciate the feedback fellas :thumbsup:
Cheers to all , ,

[rustigsmed]

Awesome capture!!

[astronobob]

Cheers Mark, and yes, I can tell you about focusing, no worries, & beleive it or not, I just focused on a bright star before hand and locked it :thumbsup: Though I feel thats not all that needs to be applied for a sharpísh capture , , Its very much like capturing a bird in flight, or a racing car Etc, whereas you need to be able to follow the ISS smoothly enough for a crisp result, I think this is as much critical as focus, if not more ;) please read my other replys below for further details :thumbsup:
cheers .



Hi Dave, and thanx mate , , ! well, I just chased it by hand hey, better control I think, interesting about the clutches, yes, I did release them as did last months effort, but actually found it a bit too free, so to speak, I did actually practice a few times on the mount and found if the clutches had a small amount of tension on them, then this resulted with better hand controll, I mean, one can apply a firmer steadier hand to swinging the scope around and once have the ISS in the cross hairs, then would find it wouldnt just slip out of sight as easily, therfor the following motion was steadier when in the sights, anyway, thats what I found :thumbsup: hope this is helpful, cheers !



Hi Ed & Thanx for your comment. I must say, it not all easy, as mentioned above, I actually practice the physical motion a half doz times before hand, Lol, bit like dancing with the wifey :rofl: Like in the ol' days, when you had to support the girl :P funny thing tho, Im no John Travolta ;)
All the best . .

[Nikolas]

Gobsmacked
that is all

[ChrisM]

That's the best shot I've seen of the IIS taken from down here. Simply stunning, Bob.
Chris

[Solar]

Smashing result Bob.
I thought I had replied to this BUT you know what though did.
Will the Meade LX200 slew at the ISS speed. I was told it was built in to the controller. I am to ham-fisted to do it your way.:rofl:

[04Stefan07]

Fantastic image Bob!

[astronobob]

Thanx Nik :thumbsup:


Thanxs much Chris :thumbsup: Kind'of lucky the sharpest capture was when the solar panals were orientated as they were, add greatly to the dimensions of the ISS which therefore covers more of the chip, so, yeah, lucky that way as well :)


Appreciate your comment all the same Ralph ;) Re: Meade slew ? Sorry mate, cant help you there, I have never owned or used a Meade instrument, wouldnt have a clue really, only that, I have heard one can programm an ISS rate also ! but personally, I'm a more hands on chap ! Also guessing, one would need some mighty accurate pointing measures which I assume would have to also accurately co-inside with your exact location at the time ? ? Near or above 2m F/Length doesnt give a big window , ,
Cheers



Cheers Stefan :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Incredible Sensational Snap that Bob, amazing :thumbsup:

Mike

[naskies]

Aah, great work... and thanks for the explanation! Inspired by your efforts, I threw the DSLR onto my Dob and had a go during last Monday's ISS pass. The results were nowhere near as good as yours :lol:

I did happen to snag an awesome view of a different satellite through an eyepiece at 50x magnification afterwards - solar panels and body clearly visible. Brilliant sight.

[blink138]

OMG worth it!? how sharp is that!
i nearly had to have a "private moment" ha ha!
absolutely fab
pat

[blink138]

you can see its "encke division"
pat

[jsmoraes]

:jawdrop: incredible :jawdrop:
Focus is awesome !

[Osirisra]

Holly Sh*t!, that is one of the most clear and crispy shots of the ISS I've seen! Nice work!!!

[astronobob]

Thank you for all your reply's, sorry if I have missed replying to anyone directly, I do appreciate the encouragement from each & every one :thumbsup:
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Trying Helps Anyone Negotiate Killer Satelites Mike, Cheers :P
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Thanx again Dave, I never thought of trying for a visual, sounds very rewarding indeed, on the to-do list mate :thumbsup:
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Thanx & Lol, Pat, thinking of applying for a job - keeping an eye out for loose segments, solar panels etc with the prospect of an ISS safety officer :D
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Thanx much Jorge, I did capture it about 12 times in 20-30 frames but this one was way best & think its due to keeping the scope (panning) so to speak, at the same speed as the target, like photo shooting a bird in flight, still a bit of a fluke in my books :thumbsup:
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Thanx very much Ken, appreciate your kind words :thumbsup:

[sheeny]

That's cool, Bob!

Al.

[astronobob]

Thanx Al

[PeterM]

Gulp! Sensational image Bob.
Congratulations.

[Spookyer]

Good one, sharp enough to see the strings that are holding it up there.