After a somewhat fraught tussle with a 2gig AVI that refused to open , and thanks to a great bit of recovery software , I managed to catch ISS last night as it made a 61 degree pass over the UK. The weather here has suddenly warmed up ( evening air temp 12 C ) and despite cooling the tube for some time , I was surprised how much turbulence there was. Range to target was about 750 km , reducing to 410km in the "overhead" This was orbit 36129. Magnitude - 1.6 at brightest. The main array remained hidden from me , but the rest of the complex flickered in and out. A short video animation can be found here , compressing three minutes of the pass into a few seconds. http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/ISSflypast.gif Meade 8 inch LX90 plus ToUcam 1/500 sec 30 FPS Regards, John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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