Observation by Chris Hooker: The ISS on 30th May 2017

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2017 May 30 - 22:44

Uploaded

2017 Jun 01 - 20:44

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

25cm F/4.8 Newtonian
X2 Barlow lens
William Optics ZS66 as guide scope
ZWO ASI120MM-S mono camera
Baader UV-IR cut filter

Exposure

0.437ms (1/2288 second)

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

International Space Station

Title

The ISS on 30th May 2017

About this image

The ISS imaged through a 25-cm Newtonian with manual tracking using a piggybacked 66mm refractor with a crosswire eyepiece. A single video file of 11724 frames was recorded during the pass. The images shown are stacks of typically 15 to 30 frames selected from parts of the video which had a reasonable number of captures. The vast majority of the frames show nothing at all.

The very bright rectangular object is one of the thermal radiator panels of the station, and is heavily overexposed. The visible brightness of the ISS is dominated by this one component, which contributes more than the rest of the station combined. However, the other components of the station: the solar arrays, the truss, the main body and the "hammerhead" section consisting of the Columbus and Kibo modules can be seen. The orientation of the solar panels changed as the station passed over. At the closest point of this pass the distance was 420km.

Files associated with this observation

ISS series 30 May 17.png (29.0 kB)

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