Observation by Philip Masding: ISS transit

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Philip Masding

Observer

Philip Masding

Observed

2018 Jun 24 - 10:00

Uploaded

2018 Jun 25 - 19:43

Objects

The Sun
Spacecraft

Equipment

Meade ETX70
Skyris 618M

Exposure

1/10000 second

Location

Chapel Lane, LLay, North Wales

Target name

ISS

Title

ISS transit

About this image

This site was chosen because there were 2 transits visible on successive orbits at 11:00 and 12:25. The image is a composite from the first transit with a frame every 1/15 of a second. The inset close up of the ISS is a stack of about 20 frames sharpened in Registax. The only problem I had was that even at the shortest exposure time possible of 1/10000 second the sun was still rather over exposed. Adding a filter didn't help because then focus couldn't be reached.

Files associated with this observation

ISS 20180624 Transit.png (202.5 kB)

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