> What size scope? What power? What kind of mount? Thanks. 6 inches (15.24 cm) aperture, 47x (26mm eyepiece), Dobsonian mount. ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 4 hours behind UT (-4) > >For the first time in many months, I was able to see the ISS - in > my > >telescope! I tracked it for a minute or so - manuallly - until it > went > >into shadow. I forgot about using a filter, but I still saw a > central > >mass/bulge that was flanked on either side by lines - solar panels, > I > >assume. Became slightly smaller as it headed away. Became orange > and > >red, then deep red until invisibility, thanks to our atmosphere. > > > >Hard to see details when it's constantly moving about. Make > telescope > >tube still - it'll go across the entire field of view in only about > 1/2 > >second. But I can definitely see something! > > > >P.S.: Actually I saw more detail then I'm telling here, but I've > >forgotton what I saw nearly a week ago. ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 4 hours behind UT (-4) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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