From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: November 7, 2009 8:01:07 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] I would like to image the ISS in about two hours with a LX200R

Hi Terry, 

Can you actually see these asteroids?Why not try your DMK camera on the Moon for practise! That`s what I`ve been doing with my new Scorpion mono camera, if you have time to look at the other threads eventually. By the way the last time I looked the seller on eBay still had another PGR Scorpion 1628 x 1236 pixel mono camera for sale ending in 3 days for only $385 as well as a similar 1360 pixel one for a little cheaper; http://cgi.ebay.com/Point-Grey-1600x1200-CCD-B-W-Scorpion-Camera-100-NEW_W0Q

Hope the link is OK! Lots of people on Astro IIDC have been snapping these up! It`s basically a higher resolution version of your DMK mono camera with added perks...Did you see Alan Friedman`s Blue Fireball Sun picture taken with one of these & his excellent cosmetic job on one of my moon images (also taken with the Scorpion) a few posts back...

Mark.

On 08/11/2009, at 12:45 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote:

Mark,

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.  I had just enough cloud cover that I was not able to see the ISS, let alone image it.  But still it was fun to be energized for the attempt.  I still have a few more hours to spend in the observatory, and may try mounting the filter wheel - or just focus on imaging a few asteroids and think a bit about astrometry which I also hope to be able to do with Astro-IIDC.

Again, thanks for the reply.  I wonder if it is a two scope effort, both pointed at the ISS.  One for tracking and the other for imaging?

Terry - W6LMJ - 14.287 

Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. 

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On Nov 7, 2009, at 7:13 PM, Mark Gaffney wrote:

Terry, 

Alberto from Italy has done it on this group. I`ve seen a stop motion movie he made of it recently. Look at the first 2 entries in Files>Other. His "call sign" is Richter...I`ve just been looking at The Sky X & Voyager. They both have it listed under ISS Zarya. As to how you`d track it seems a little difficult to me given my limited time at present!

Mark.

On 08/11/2009, at 6:58 AM, Terrence Redding wrote:

I am curious as to best way to track the space station while imaging?

Terry - W6LMJ