Hi all
We had a fairly nice pass this morning, reaching about 57deg altitude. I set my 12" newt up on the EQ mount to start with, and I used Betelguese which was nice and high so I could get focus and set exposure and align the finderscope.
I then shifted the OTA to the dobsonian base and waited for the ISS to appear. I also had the 350D set up on the tripod to capture the wide field view. As soon as I saw it behind the trees, I started the shutter on the 350D and pressed record in IC Capture.
12" newt, 2x barlow, DMK21AU04, 60fps, 1/1667s shutter, 125 gain.
I'm fairly happy with the result, it's all practise for the time when everything comes together. I like the shadow across the radiators - a view I haven't captured before.
Here's a 12-frame animation of the best frames in the pass.
ISS animation (350k gif)
Thanks for looking.