ISS caught in a few frames

Fired with enthusiasm after seeing more superb ISS images, I had a go myself
last night. I used my Toucam at 1/1000sec and fitted a focal reducer on the
VC200L to give myself a fighting chance. By aiming the telescope manually
and trying to keep the ISS in the cross hairs of the finderscope, I managed
to get it in 30 out of over 1000 frames, 6 of which were actually reasonably
sharp! You can see my meagre efforts here, but I am pleased for a first
attempt. Quite frankly I was surprised to get anything at all :-)

http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.u...o_image_50.htm

Robin

Nice one Robin.

Quite difficult to do that successfully!

Adam


"Robin Leadbeater"
wrote in message
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Fired with enthusiasm after seeing more superb
ISS images, I had a go myself
last night. I used my Toucam at 1/1000sec and
fitted a focal reducer on the
VC200L to give myself a fighting chance. By
aiming the telescope manually
and trying to keep the ISS in the cross hairs of
the finderscope, I managed
to get it in 30 out of over 1000 frames, 6 of
which were actually reasonably
sharp! You can see my meagre efforts here, but
I am pleased for a first
attempt. Quite frankly I was surprised to get
anything at all :-)


http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.uk/astro_image_
50.htm

Robin

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 01:31:36 +0100, "Robin Leadbeater"
wrote:

Fired with enthusiasm after seeing more superb ISS images, I had a go myself
last night. I used my Toucam at 1/1000sec and fitted a focal reducer on the
VC200L to give myself a fighting chance. By aiming the telescope manually
and trying to keep the ISS in the cross hairs of the finderscope, I managed
to get it in 30 out of over 1000 frames, 6 of which were actually reasonably
sharp! You can see my meagre efforts here, but I am pleased for a first
attempt. Quite frankly I was surprised to get anything at all :-)

http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.u...o_image_50.htm

Robin

Excellent images Robin !

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 01:31:36 +0100, "Robin Leadbeater"
wrote:

Fired with enthusiasm after seeing more superb ISS images, I had a go myself
last night. I used my Toucam at 1/1000sec and fitted a focal reducer on the
VC200L to give myself a fighting chance. By aiming the telescope manually
and trying to keep the ISS in the cross hairs of the finderscope, I managed
to get it in 30 out of over 1000 frames, 6 of which were actually reasonably
sharp! You can see my meagre efforts here, but I am pleased for a first
attempt. Quite frankly I was surprised to get anything at all :-)

http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.u...o_image_50.htm


Brilliant stuff - well done!

--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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Brilliant stuff - well done!



Thanks chaps, beginners luck probably!

John Locker has given me some tips so I can't wait to have another go. I
have been clouded out here since though :-( I have also received a sun
transit path from http://iss-transit.sourceforge.net which is not too far
from here so I might have a go at that too if it is clear. This could get
adictive ;-)

Robin