ISS pass, 20.44 on 9 April 2017

[Ludd]

I've just snapped about 400 frames with the ISS in them, using my son's Canon 50D on the back of my C8 scope.  I didn't have time to collimate accurately, and struggled to focus as well, but at least it was good practice at manual tracking, with the ISS in almost every shot.  But alas, I think the results are probably not worth spending too much time on - here's a single frame.  I  might see if I can put them into a quick GIF if I have time.

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Saw it fly by, but didn't take any images. Very nice result!

[Dave In Vermont]

It's going over you more than you might think!

Here's a free satellite-tracking program (which I think is the best one - there are others you can try - also free) which will give you dates & times of passes:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/previsat/

Go ahead - scare your friends by pointing and saying: "I KNOW the schedule of our departure! Bwahahaha!"

Anywhose - it's easy to set and use. I've corresponded with it's creator in France - nice guy! My only caveat: Keep it updated.

Have fun,

Dave

[Ludd]

I've not yet finished playing with the 434 frames I caught, but here is a very short video of the brightest part of the pass.

 

ISSVID.mp4

[Starlight 1]

Never try getting the ISS see it a lot in the skycam . I would think its that easy to got , so well done.