FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Space Station Lunar Transit Picture

[Chris Schur <comets133@xxxxxxxxx>]

Spectacular image Tom!  I dont think Ive ever seen a
bright station against  a darker moon.

Chris
--- Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jenn and I set up the Pronto with DMK monochrome
> digital video camera and a TV101 for Jenn's visual
> view.  Our site, which CalSky put right on the
> centerline was where 38th Place meets the Highland
> Canal, just south of Baseline Road.  CalSky's
> prediction put us at least 8' off the actual
> centerline, so I'll have to see what's going on with
> the error.
> 
> Fortunately, I picked the right part of the moon to
> image, and the ISS transit crossed through the video
> frame.  I recorded at 60 fps and 1/5000 second
> exposures.  The mosaic result is posted here.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/95661776
> 
> It has been scaled up by about 60% from the original
> scale of 2.4" per pixel.
> 
> The surface brightness of the Station is much higher
> than the moon in places, but in other places (such
> as the solar arrays), it's actually fainter.  This
> makes for a difficult blend job in Photoshop, and
> since tomorrow's a work day, I will have to leave
> that for another night.
> 
> Tom
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