Thierry Legault started out with a more modest system which seemed to work fine. His primary target was the ISS and using a video camera. I think he actually stacked single frames and the recreated a video from the stacked images. He is very well respected, but IMO you do not need specialized equipment for videoing satellites anymore. He probably has sponsors now. Perhaps for the ISS, because it goes by so fast, up about 400 miles, he needs that equipment. These are some others doing this using the same tracking system but with different hardware configurations. http://sweiller.free.fr/ISS/ISSTracking/Emmanuel-Rietsch-System/ISS-TRACKING- EmmanuelRietsch-TrackingSystem.htm#MostRecent Emmanuel Rietsch Tracking System © 2014 Philip Smith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-YF7TQg3I ATV-5 Spacecraft Docked to ISS 8-22-14 © 2014 Philip Smith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HMm-CjDs0k SpaceX Dragon and ISS Imaged from Manorville NY USA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pyWl2I1UHo I have been using a Meade LS6, Maxview 40 lens and adapter, and a Sony CX550V Handycam for the last several years and getting good results. Lately a NexStar6SE, Maxview 40 lens and video adapter, and a Sony CX500V HD Handycam. This is a link to one recent youtube video with my under $1500 setup. Shows several satellite still images from single HD video frames, at the end. These are in the geo belt and did not appear to be moving, so up about 22,000 miles. Optic Tracker Testing March 5 2014 over Surprise AZ Rondomon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50WrEVzD1Hc&list=UUpc3Fb3CQsGVbNMF0doOokA Ron Lansing "You will not see, if you do not look" www.youtube.com/Rondomon Mount Snoopy Observatory Surprise, AZ USA -----Original Message----- From: joseph daniel via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> To: SEESAT <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> Sent: Tue, Oct 7, 2014 2:11 am Subject: Amazing ISS Video (Thierry Legault) Or is it really ? Smaller still-shot The Weathernetwork.com & NBC.com in N.A. is featuring the (link at bottom) video of the ISS passing in front ofthe sun , captured by Thierry Legault of France , on his U-Tube page (which spans other U-Tube pages also) . Nice video but I was very surprised to see that the ISS appeared that large against our giant Sun's backdrop . Very interesting . A low orbit of course , just never thought it was quite that low . (really? [no , can't be]) If that's the case , then even I could theoretically capture that event also, with a simple ultra-zoom camera on a tripod (with the proper filters/frame-rate/pass timing ) . The author sports his awesome (ultra-expensive) equipment at the end of the video , but if this video is legit , then I can't help but feel that he's actually misleading people into thinking a huge investmentis required , and only someone of his skill could ever manage such an observational feat . Then again , maybe I'm overlooking something here ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtEVzRx9ktw _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Wed Oct 08 2014 - 01:18:59 UTC
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