ISS at Breakfast time

[Sharnbrook]

Either Santa was lost/delayed, or the ISS passed on a line just a couple of kms from me this morning at around breakfast time.

I have tried on several prior occasions to catch it, but it has either been cloudy, or I've been busy, or 3 times out of the country or Interstate. In fact, when I came to look at the video, I thought I had missed it again, but on closer inspection, there it was, all 1.08 seconds of it.

Taken through my C9.25 with a Canon 7D in movie mode with a Thousand Oaks visual filter.

25 exposures of 1/2000 sec at f 6.3, ISO 250, stacked in Zerene Stacker. The whiter of the 2 composites has been adjusted in Photoshop, the yellow one is basically out of the camera.

All in all, a good Christmas present to myself, and I'm happy.

Have a good New Year everybody.

[RichardJ]

Hi Mike,

Great capture. Hoping to bag one at some stage.
All the best for the New Year.

RichardJ

[Dennis]

Great shooting Mike and well done on recording this exciting event.:thumbsup:

Cheers

Dennis

PS – I count 25 ISS frames, not 22?

[Sharnbrook]

Dennis, my apologies!! Yes, 25 visible captures is correct, but there are also 2 more, one before the first, and another after the last, so 27 in all. The timing is correct, 25 frames at 25fps, + 2, making 27 frames, and a total of 1.08 secs. Put it down to Old Age.

Dennis, I meant to say thanks for your input yesterday. I would have figured it out eventually, but you did make it easier for me, and your composite of the Bayside event in June 2011 was superb. I shall get me a Baader Photo filter to see if I can improve on the detail, which I think is rather average.

[Sharnbrook]

Thanks Richard for your comments

[Solar]

Well done.

[dutch2]

Great images, well done.:thumbsup:

[astronobob]

Great going Mike, Good definition on the ISS panals, id be wrapped with that :thumbsup:
about a yr ago, had transit moon, but only 15deg Alt, tiny pin prick dots :rolleyes: Recent solar trans here 28th Dec - only 9deg alt, cant understand why I gave that a miss ;)
Good stuff you getting it, pretty stressing capturing ISS trans :thumbsup:

[Larryp]

Well done!

[Sharnbrook]

Thanks to all those who have expressed support and congrats. I have been away for a while, so apologies for the delay in my comments.

[MrB]

Nice work Mike.
Santa must've put on some weight with all the cookies and milk 'coz that's one looong train of Reindeer!