Daytime Lunar Transit through clouds
Apr 22, 2018 20:30:51 #
Today I was able to setup and get everything ready for a Lunar transit by the ISS.
I was close to having the 6" Newt lined up so I setup on it and went for broke.
The ISS made its transit from the top corner along the left side but it was so well lit it looks like a fast moving blip.
Out on the ride side during the transit is a reflection in the clouds since I was pretty close to center line.
It came in well ahead of the station and lasted for a bit after.
I cut down the video to make the sequence and dropped it to 1/2 speed.
http://flic.kr/p/255kbUH
Clouds messed me up and the station just doesn't have much detail but its there.
Jim
I was close to having the 6" Newt lined up so I setup on it and went for broke.
The ISS made its transit from the top corner along the left side but it was so well lit it looks like a fast moving blip.
Out on the ride side during the transit is a reflection in the clouds since I was pretty close to center line.
It came in well ahead of the station and lasted for a bit after.
I cut down the video to make the sequence and dropped it to 1/2 speed.
http://flic.kr/p/255kbUH
Clouds messed me up and the station just doesn't have much detail but its there.
Jim
Apr 22, 2018 21:00:16 #
MichaelH
Loc: NorCal via Lansing, MI
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Today I was able to setup and get everything ready... (show quote)
Very nice!!! How did you determine the time for the shot? And did you use a tracking device?
Apr 23, 2018 01:15:02 #
MichaelH wrote:
Very nice!!! How did you determine the time for the shot? And did you use a tracking device?
Thank you very much.
I use this site to find transits reasonably close to me.
http://transit-finder.com
Yes I am using a Celestron CGEM go to mount.
Jim
Apr 23, 2018 11:48:53 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Thank you very much.
I use this site to find transits reasonably close to me.
http://transit-finder.com
Yes I am using a Celestron CGEM go to mount.
Jim
I use this site to find transits reasonably close to me.
http://transit-finder.com
Yes I am using a Celestron CGEM go to mount.
Jim
Muh, Ha, Ha.... I grabbed me a link to that...
Very nice strip on the ISS/Moon transit, Jim!
Apr 23, 2018 13:42:29 #
SonnyE wrote:
Muh, Ha, Ha.... I grabbed me a link to that...
Very nice strip on the ISS/Moon transit, Jim!
Very nice strip on the ISS/Moon transit, Jim!
Thanks Sonny.
I am working on a second video that shows the reflection coming into view, then the ISS zooms down and the reflections finishes going off screen.
When I saw the reflection, I was confused by the slow speed and then the station caught up.
I thought THAT was pretty slick.
I was also expecting the ISS to be a black image until I stopped to think about it.
The moon doesnt have the brightness to overcome the reflected sun on the ISS.
Anyway, It was a cool afternoon. I was going to move to centerline but since it was so cloudy I decided to just go for it from the home base.
Jim
Apr 23, 2018 14:30:23 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Today I was able to setup and get everything ready... (show quote)
You caught it! The audio track reminded me of Sputnik 1 back in 1957.
bwa
Apr 23, 2018 18:09:29 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Today I was able to setup and get everything ready... (show quote)
Fantastic job Jim. I would also like to know how you got the transit info.
Ok, I just found it thanks.
Craig
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