International Space Station - 29 April

[Matty P (Matt)]

This ISS passing was a bright magnitude -2.4 reaching a maximum elevation of about 82°. The passing was just before the end of twilight so finding the ISS was extremely difficult. I only discovered that there will be a bright passing 20 minutes before it was about the happen so I was in a great hurry to get all the equipment setup.

I had a hard time finding a bright star to focus on so the image may be a bit out of focus.

I used a 1/1250sec exposure time with the gain set at 80% and the DMK shooting at 30fps (forgot to set it to 60fps ).

Overall, I am happy with these results. I could've used more gain to bring out a bit more detail but I am not complaining.

Can anyone identify any parts on the ISS?

Thanks for looking.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Nice ISS shot Matty - well done.

I think the bright white object on the right side of the image could be the beer fridge.

Peter

[sheeny (Al)]

Good one, Matt! I haven't been following the ISS since the move as I've been on dial up and on call for work with no mobile service so I haven't been updating my Orbitron TLEs or doing much surfing...

Al.

[Matty P (Matt)]

Thanks guys,

This was the last bright ISS passing for a while so I am happy that I got a decent result.

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Nice ISS shot Matty - well done.

I think the bright white object on the right side of the image could be the beer fridge.

Peter

Peter, you are probably right.

[Dennis]

Now that is pretty cool! Top stuff Matty!

Cheers

Dennis

[Matty P (Matt)]

Here is a reprocess of the ISS image.

What do you think?

[Ric]

Great stuff Matty, you've done a fine job.

My wife and I watched this one pass over, a fantastic sight.

Cheers

[Matty P (Matt)]

Thanks Ric,

It was a great passing.