Astrosurf Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I was out with some of my CNAAG astrobuddies for the ISS lunar pass today. We were so lucky to get our shots between clouds and just as the wind died for a bit. Here are the original AVI, GIF slowed down (desaturated) and a still (using Free Video to JPEG Converter, JPEG converted to TIFF and processed in PS and desaturated - there's probably a better way!) http://www.mediafire.com/watch/p1o0w389bj94kkp/ISS_Pass.avi http://www.mediafire.com/view/tmt1o5cr6svwi36/ISS%20Pass%20-%20greyscale.gif http://www.mediafire.com/view/zovc29o4avx23op/ISS%20Snap%20-%20desaturated.jpg Alexxx 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helite Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Great catch. You must be pleased with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Yes, thanks, I certainly am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Well done Alex that's great, I'm signed up to CalSky alerts but they keep missing me by a few K's Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks Dave. It'll happen! Be patient. I drove from near Buckingham to Chipping Norton for the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1 minute ago, Astrosurf said: Thanks Dave. It'll happen! Be patient. I drove from near Buckingham to Chipping Norton for the pass. Got one three kilometres away on the 17th but can't carry 10"SCT that far Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarlightKnight Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Great capture Alex :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: If you use PIPP you can get Tiffs directly from the avi Well done again Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick J Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Good work Alex, nippy out tonight and that pass just flashes across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Very nice capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks guys! 12 hours ago, StarlightKnight said: Great capture Alex :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: If you use PIPP you can get Tiffs directly from the avi Well done again Don Thank you! So Pipp can produce stills of the whole AVI? Or I can isolate just the one frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks guys. Blink and you miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I use Virtual Dub (free download) to edit videos, you can run through frame by frame . Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukebl Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Fabulous stuff. It's really good to see the ISS illuminated as it crosses the moon, rather than as a silhouette. We had two ISS transits of the moon here yesterday, 3 hours apart, but I missed both of them due to cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you! Yes, I use VirtualDub too. It's great. But I don't know how to save one frame. I would prefer to save frames as TIFFs rather than JPEGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilwaukeeLion Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 That's awesome, little buggers movin ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarlightKnight Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Alex Unfortunately in PIPP you can't select individual frames to save as Tiffs but you can easily delete any you don't want to keep. For a long avi sequence with ISS shots PIPP will select and centre just the frames with ISS in them and either output as an avi or tiffs or bmps Happy hunting Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, MilwaukeeLion said: That's awesome, little buggers movin ! LOL! 7 hours ago, StarlightKnight said: Alex Unfortunately in PIPP you can't select individual frames to save as Tiffs but you can easily delete any you don't want to keep. For a long avi sequence with ISS shots PIPP will select and centre just the frames with ISS in them and either output as an avi or tiffs or bmps Happy hunting Don Thanks Don. I'll have a look at that Edited February 16, 2016 by Astrosurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludd Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) It looks as though the ISS will pass in front of the moon over my bit of SE London tomorrow afternoon at about 2.34. I have the day off work, the sun's shining, so I may head out with my C8 to see if I can catch it. The challenge will be how to get enough of the moon into the field of view. Would it be worth using video mode on my DSLR, or should I use focal reducers and try to catch it with a QHY5? What camera did you use for this, Alexxx? Edited February 16, 2016 by Ludd add a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 I used my 200P and my ZWO ASI120MC cam, so the FOV was very small. One of our guys had printed a map from CalSky so we had a detailed map of the pass, so I lined things up as best I could, but it was fiddly. If you don't mind not having a close-up, then using your DSLR on video mode would be good, or use continuous shooting. I've been told the latter is best for detail, but I've not done that. The DSLR's sensor is much bigger so you have a much larger FOV and less fiddling! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 I've looked at PIPP for ISS processing but it only works if it's only the ISS in view. That's my next attempt for one I did earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cripes! Blink and you'll miss it! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thanks Neil. Fortunately I was between blinks so I could tell the others they could stop shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludd Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thanks Alexxx. I think I might borrow my son's 50D which can shoot at over 6fps at pretty high resolution, rather than the QHY5 which involves laptop and power supply issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosurf Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Good luck! Let us know how you get on, on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarlightKnight Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Alex In PIPP for your moon transit you need to select Solar / Lunar Close up Then drag the red box over a prominent crater - preferably not one that the ISS is going to pass too close to Click on Processing tab and deselect Crop frames to area of interest Click on Output tab and select output format Tiff Click Do processing tab Click start processing Hope that works Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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