The International Space Station Transit (Page 2): If the weather cooperates with me I have a centerline solar transit this Saturday about 5 miles from my house. Now that is going to...

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

SonnyE wrote:

No, only the link you posted.
But by grabbing the slider, I can step it through in the 3 second range and get individual frames.
But they are all within that 3 second area.

Glad the project came out so very well!

If the weather cooperates with me I have a centerline solar transit this Saturday about 5 miles from my house. Now that is going to make me do a bit more planning. I think I can get within a few hundred feet of center at a park along the center line. That will give me just over 1 second of transit time.
Stay tuned.
Jim

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Sounds good, Jim!
I bet it is a lot less crowded than Orygone....

stepping beyond Loc: usa eastcoast

I like Jim , that's a setting that I've yet to try on my autostar.

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

stepping beyond wrote:

I like Jim , that's a setting that I've yet to try on my autostar.

Not sure what you mean.
I am going to setup on centerline I hope. Shoot video starting 1 minute before transit and let it run for 2 minutes.
Centerline has changed 3 times this week.
Jim

stepping beyond Loc: usa eastcoast

Darn impressive Jim , I've not tried to image any satellites or the ISS but, they sure appear in my data. I've dumped a lot of data due to streaks and lil' figures whizzing through the subs , I must live in a flight path of everything flying . Keep it up ! My meade lxd55 mount and 497# meade autostar handpad {computer w/ 30,000 object database} has a track satellites function and I've not yet tried to do anything with that function but, it might be something worth trying out one night.

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

If the weather cooperates with me I have a centerline solar transit this Saturday about 5 miles from my house. Now that is going to make me do a bit more planning. I think I can get within a few hundred feet of center at a park along the center line. That will give me just over 1 second of transit time.
Stay tuned.
Jim

How are you computing where the center line is going to be? I have an app on my phone that tells me when I can see the space station go overhead. And I have done this a number of times. But it doesn't give me info on where the centerline for crossing the moon is going to be.

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

JimH123 wrote:

How are you computing where the center line is going to be? I have an app on my phone that tells me when I can see the space station go overhead. And I have done this a number of times. But it doesn't give me info on where the centerline for crossing the moon is going to be.

http://transit-finder.com/

You will need to set your location and the distance around you to include in the search. Also if you set a point on the centerline that it finds, be sure and recalculate. I have another lunar transit in early March that so far is centerlined in my back yard. At 2:30 AM, and a pretty short transit time.
Have to check it again the day of to nail it down.
Jim

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

Shot it with the Celestron 5" SCT and Celestr... (show quote)

So cool Jim.
Craig

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

http://transit-finder.com/

You will need to set your location and the distance around you to include in the search. Also if you set a point on the centerline that it finds, be sure and recalculate. I have another lunar transit in early March that so far is centerlined in my back yard. At 2:30 AM, and a pretty short transit time.
Have to check it again the day of to nail it down.
Jim

At 2:30AM, is the ISS going to be in complete darkness as it crosses the moon?

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

JimH123 wrote:

At 2:30AM, is the ISS going to be in complete darkness as it crosses the moon?

It will only be visible as it crosses the moon I think.
I will have to check on this one closer to the date. It has moved West of my location by almost 5 miles and I don't really want to be stomping around in strange areas at 2:30 in the morning. I don't mind strange places during the day but not really keen at 2:30 in the dark by my lonesome.
Jim

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Albuqshutterbug wrote:

It will only be visible as it crosses the moon I think.
I will have to check on this one closer to the date. It has moved West of my location by almost 5 miles and I don't really want to be stomping around in strange areas at 2:30 in the morning. I don't mind strange places during the day but not really keen at 2:30 in the dark by my lonesome.
Jim

Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto...

I carry Mr. Colt with me.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

SonnyE wrote:

Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto...

I carry Mr. Colt with me.

How many "Shootouts at the OK Coral" have you been involved in Sonny??? Hahaha
Craig

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

SonnyE wrote:

Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!
Lions and Tigers, and Bears! OH My!

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto...

I carry Mr. Colt with me.

We have mountain lions in the hills around us. The way they hunt in dark, I wouldn't have time to pull out Mr Colt.

Attacks don't happen often. But they do happen. And I can recall news accounts of them.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

JimH123 wrote:

We have mountain lions in the hills around us. The way they hunt in dark, I wouldn't have time to pull out Mr Colt.

Attacks don't happen often. But they do happen. And I can recall news accounts of them.

Yeah we have Mountain Lion, Bobcat and Coyote up on the Mountain that we have to be aware of. That's why we try to have 2 or more up there. The Coyotes do come into my flatland neighbor hood. They get cats and dogs on occasion.
Craig

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

CraigFair wrote:

Yeah we have Mountain Lion, Bobcat and Coyote up on the Mountain that we have to be aware of. That's why we try to have 2 or more up there. The Coyotes do come into my flatland neighbor hood. They get cats and dogs on occasion.
Craig

The area I would be in has a large Coyote population.
I usually have my S&W MP 9mm with me as it gives me 18 reasons to say get lost.
I still worry about the human factor and would rather not have an issue.
Jim