Space Station Spotting

[moleamol]

Eric Mc said:

The photo on spaceweather.com by John Locker is amazing.

Really?

[Eric Mc]

Well, I thought so.

[central]

Eric Mc said:

Well, I thought so.

Seconded.

[moleamol]

The gif of the space station fairly close up but really blurred?

[Eric Mc]

Absolutely.

Don't forget it was over 200 miles above the observer at the time it was photographed. Do you think you would be able to take a recognisable picture of a doubledecker bus driving along in Brirmingham whilst you and your camera were in London?

Also, these pictures are being taken with amateur equipment. I have seen clearer pictures of the Shuttle and the Space Station taken from the ground but they were taken from observatories with much bigger and more sophisticated equipment.

[central]

Eric Mc said:

Absolutely.

Don't forget it was over 200 miles above the observer at the time it was photographed. Do you think you would be able to take a recognisable picture of a doubledecker bus driving along in Brirmingham whilst you and your camera were in London?

Also, these pictures are being taken with amateur equipment. I have seen clearer pictures of the Shuttle and the Space Station taken from the ground but they were taken from observatories with much bigger and more sophisticated equipment.

London - Manchester even.

[jmorgan]

Hells bells. I didn't scroll down. Great stuff. Shows what you can do. I haven't even tried to track it with my scope as I know I do not have much chance by hand. The other night I tried to get a shot of it passing but the FOV got me all wrong. So I tried the camera on a tripod and got the timing and I suspect ISO wrong. Still, practice makes perfect and all that.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

The photo on spaceweather.com by John Locker is amazing.

These ones are great. Only a 4.5 inch telescope too.

Or here with an 8inch telescope.

Edited by stovey on Sunday 10th February 11:00

[Mojocvh]

stovey said:

Eric Mc said:

The photo on spaceweather.com by John Locker is amazing.

Or here with an 8inch telescope.



Not forgetting that the image was gatherd by none other than the humble Phillips Toucan webcam......just goes to show you dont need to spend £££££££ for it to work..

http://www.megastronomy.150m.com/New-QCUIAG/

soz, wrong url first time

MoJo

Edited by Mojocvh on Sunday 10th February 11:42

[jmorgan]

When I get motored up then its a web cam. The examples of stacked images are stunning and there many.

Here is another cracking shot.

[Mojocvh]

Excellent stuff (and a very good website if I remember correctly)

But the usual disclaimer of

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME FOLKS

should apply as solar atronomy carries inherent risks and really should be left for those "in the know"

rgds

MoJo.

[anonymous-user]

Fantastic.

Edited by stovey on Sunday 10th February 12:19

[jmorgan]

Opsy. My bad, forgot the warning. Very important! Take heed of the message above.

[dickymint]

Mojocvh said:

Excellent stuff (and a very good website if I remember correctly)

But the usual disclaimer of

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME FOLKS

should apply as solar atronomy carries inherent risks and really should be left for those "in the know" and are already blind

rgds

MoJo.

EFA

[Mojocvh]

[Eric Mc]

Is that the "I didn't use a sun filter" smiley?

[Simond001]

Is trhe space staion etc still floating around for us to see.

Bought myself a Telescope after the October post, and never used it apart from looking at the moon for 2 minutes!

[jmorgan]

An obvious one but I wonder how many went through the drill looking after their peepers and burnt the back of their heads with the finder scope.

[Eric Mc]

Simond001 said:

Is trhe space staion etc still floating around for us to see.

Bought myself a Telescope after the October post, and never used it apart from looking at the moon for 2 minutes!

What do you think this thread is all about?

And you don't need a telescope. Eyeball is best.

[oldskool]

Here's the ground track for tonight chaps... cameras/binoculars/tripods/eyeballs at the ready

Edited by oldskool on Sunday 10th February 14:03