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Mar 28, 2014 17:37:12 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 17:37:12 GMT
Anyone got any stories / footage of capturing this? I think i remember seeing one of you getting it on cam but cant find it.
Is it possible to see structure like the big panels etc?
Im guessing it must be brutal to track and keep in the fov!
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Mar 28, 2014 18:25:54 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 18:25:54 GMT
I have tried, there are several planetarium software that will do this, but tracking has to be dead on. It also takes a lot of manual adjustments to keep it in FOV. In order to see detail you need high magnification that makes it even more difficult.
Not to mention once you get it into frame then try to set camera exposure and such its gone. I have had no luck at all. Once I got it in FOV, but focus and exposure was off. Tried adjusting but then lost it.
Its no easy task, but people do it. You need to do lots of planning. You need to know what the perfect camera settings are, and have focus almost perfect before you even try.
Good luck! I have seen excellent videos on youtube, but I never had any luck myself
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Mar 28, 2014 19:36:06 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 19:36:06 GMT
Wow Chris you like a challenge! Have to agree with Hemmi its no easy task. Probably like tracking Jupiter at high speed and guessing the exposure and focus before it comes up. There is a video on youtube with someone using a similar setup to yours with a Sammy, I have seen some great photos of it passing in front of the moon which happens in our part of the world now and again you can find info on the net on this. Lots of planning and weather luck comes in as well. The site Heavens Above will give you all passes over UK down to the second a month in advance. Here was a pass I caught with the meteor cam a while back. About 3/4 way in top right side she comes in with the resupply Cygnus following (it gets killed by LP). It gives an idea of speed even at wide field. Saying that it can be done but not with my gear lol
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Mar 28, 2014 19:39:38 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 19:39:38 GMT
I've never tried myself but there's a guy, Matt in Bridgwater, Somerset (on SGL and other fora as Vega I think) who a few years back managed to get some great shots - I think he had to studiously work out the angle to move his Dob for each pass and probably contorted himself horribly trying to keep the ISS viewed in the finder...
James
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Mar 28, 2014 20:00:28 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 20:00:28 GMT
Great videos, Carl. Thanks for posting these.
Kim
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Mar 28, 2014 23:17:34 GMT
Post by Rick in NWArk on Mar 28, 2014 23:17:34 GMT
I couldn't imagine how challenging that must be... great shot in that first one!
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Mar 29, 2014 9:37:19 GMT
Post by Dragon Man on Mar 29, 2014 9:37:19 GMT
SEMI-PROFESSIONAL
AMATEUR
AND EXCELLENT AMATEUR VIDEO WITH A SAMSUNG SCB-2000 (SDC-435)
and there are others.
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Mar 29, 2014 11:06:08 GMT
Post by Dragon Man on Mar 29, 2014 11:06:08 GMT
and French Amateur Astrophotographer Thierry Legault has made 20 - 30 videos of IIS and satellites.
Here's an example:
and here is a small documentary about him and how he videos satellites and spacecraft:
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Mar 29, 2014 14:18:43 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 14:18:43 GMT
and French Amateur Astrophotographer Thierry Legault has made 20 - 30 videos of IIS and satellites. Here's an example: and here is a small documentary about him and how he videos satellites and spacecraft: Great video Ken thanks for posting. This guy has an excellent setup. I will have to watch this a few times to learn how to be so relaxed when the weather beats you!
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Mar 29, 2014 14:27:27 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 14:27:27 GMT
Very interesting, Ken. Thanks for posting these.
Kim
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Mar 30, 2014 11:30:11 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 11:30:11 GMT
Wow cheers guys! Some great videos there. That french dude is awesome!
I think it sounds too much of a pain lol and total hit and miss. But it might be something worth trying if there happens to be a good night.
One thing i havent seen mentioned and something i should check...but i dont even know if the ISS is an option in the meade autostar controller.
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Mar 30, 2014 11:48:53 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 11:48:53 GMT
Wow cheers guys! Some great videos there. That french dude is awesome! I think it sounds too much of a pain lol and total hit and miss. But it might be something worth trying if there happens to be a good night. One thing i havent seen mentioned and something i should check...but i dont even know if the ISS is an option in the meade autostar controller. yes it can Chris, but you need to program in the data to your HC. You can get this from heavons-above.com, but remember this data is only good for a few days. nothing can track this perfect. You need to refresh the data often (like every 8-10 days if I recall). Lots of planning is involved. But once you have the data in. The scope will park it self at the horizon, then begin tracking as satellite comes above horizon. Satellite data is a prediction so be prepared to manually adjust to get it in FOV. As often as its visible, combined with weather, and short duration I only tried a couple of times with utter failure..lol Maybe you will have better luck and patience than I. Hemmi
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Mar 30, 2014 12:10:14 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 12:10:14 GMT
Ahh ok i program it in that would make sense cheers man And yeh sounds like you will need both a lot of luck and patience to pull this off. So much that can go wrong and such a small window to do it. A little too much planning involved for my liking haha.
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Mar 30, 2014 12:45:38 GMT
Post by Dragon Man on Mar 30, 2014 12:45:38 GMT
Ahh ok i program it in that would make sense cheers man And yeh sounds like you will need both a lot of luck and patience to pull this off. So much that can go wrong and such a small window to do it. A little too much planning involved for my liking haha. Yep, you would have to be devoted to this aspect of Astronomy. But it is what Thierry loves doing and he is not the only one doing it. There are others, but I didn't want to overload this thread with too many Videos For example, here's a couple of Philip Smiths videos: And this one shows his modified EQ6 (Atlas) mount:
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Aug 4, 2014 11:33:13 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 11:33:13 GMT
ISS visible passes over the UK tonight. I shall attempt to capture the pass at about 5 past midnight on the sky cam. It travels right through my fov when Perseid meteor watching. From my southern location and looking NE the ISS travels W to E through Hercules and passes just below Vega and Deneb. Then past Lacerta and on through Andromeda. All this is in my fov, so clouds willing I should see it.
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Aug 4, 2014 15:00:19 GMT
Post by Dragon Man on Aug 4, 2014 15:00:19 GMT
Good luck Allan. Will be good to see your results
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Aug 4, 2014 15:40:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 15:40:57 GMT
Good luck Allan! Fingers crossed for some decent weather! If the forecast stays good I hope to broadcast tonight. Might try the ISS
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Aug 4, 2014 18:03:07 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 18:03:07 GMT
Pouring with rain at the moment, but fingers crossed for later.
Have a go Chris. I will be up till after midnight, so I'll watch out for your broadcast.
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