ISS from the 18th June

[StarlightKnight 946]

It was an early evening pass so I wasn't able to refocus before it came over.

Don

[ejwwest 287]

Excellent: good detail and exposure (compared with mine anyway). What equipment and exposure details?

[cgarry 449]

That is a great image showing some fine detail. It looks like the focus was close even without being able to refocus.

Cheers,

Chris

[Freddie 2,188]

Very nice pic there. Good job.

[StarlightKnight 946]

Thanks guys

I used a DMK21 +IR Filter on a C9.25 manually guided wthrough finder.

1/1250 sec, high gamma, low gain, 30 fps

I had focused it the night before but that's no guarantee with an SCT.

Don

[LukeSkywatcher 15,467]

Even though it is only a couple of hundred Kilometers away, i just think images of this from the ground are AMAZING.

I guess it is the hard work involved in imaging it that impresses me most.

Brilliant.

[Ganymede12 361]

On a related not, what's the smallest a scope can be whilst still being able to see detail in the ISS?

[stargazer1960 51]

Hi nice one I saw it go over the other night after a quick look out the window to see how clear it was before I went to bed.

Carl

[StarlightKnight 946]

what's the smallest a scope can be whilst still being able to see detail in the ISS?

I started off imaging it with a 6" F5 Newt and as you can see there's still quite a bit of detail

Don

Edited June 24, 2012 by StarlightKnight

[Ganymede12 361]

Thanks, I'm thinking of upgrading to a scope of that size!

[cgarry 449]

I started off imaging it with a 6" F5 Newt and as you can see there's still quite a bit of detail

Don

That really shows the advantage of using a colour camera for ISS imaging, great colour contrast on the first images.

Cheers,

Chris

[DirkSteele 2,099]

Considering the lack of time "to refocus", that really is an excellent result. Thanks for sharing.

[StarlightKnight 946]

That really shows the advantage of using a colour camera for ISS imaging

Although I agree to a degree and do really like the effect you get with colour - you get 4 times as many pixels with a mono camera so should be able to see smaller details.

Don