[tonybarry (Tony)]

Hello Good People,

I have been trying to image the International Space Station for some time. Mostly unsuccessfully. However we had a pass over Sydney two days ago (21st Nov 2010) where I did grab a couple of frames of the ISS.

My 10 y.o. daughter was watching at the time, and was actually quite spellbound. To the eye, the ISS is very bright, moves very fast, and seems like some kind of star. When the scope / videocamera / monitor catches it, you can see some of the structure. She was watching both at the same time (yes, I know, but girls seem to be able to multitask successfully).

So I am posting my best (so far) image of the ISS. I hope it encourages others to grab a pic of this most wonderful object.

Scope - Meade LX90-8" @ f/10 (2000mm)
Camera - Jaycar WDR video camera.
Settings - 1/1000 sec exposure, 50fps
Field of view - 10 x 8.6 arc minutes


Regards,
Tony Barry