I tried the video last night and got the ISS&STS combo to drift through the field about a dozen times. But there were several problems. First the thing is so bright it was saturated. I'll need to filter. Second, I'm concerned about the movement through the field of a 1250mm lens (C5 telescope). Does anyone know if it will be possible to get images off video with such a lens? Has anyone done this, or will I have to design a device that will follow the spacecraft? I should point out too, I looked at the predicted track of the ISS and in my head did a quick calculation on where my polar axis of my C5 mounting should point so one motion could do most of the tracking. The technique worked pretty well. I was, with mostly one motion, able to get ahead of the duo so they could drift through the field. -Rik ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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