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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:42 pm

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Poor conditions here too.
Haze/high cloud and pesky vapour trails made for difficult viewing.
The module was 2-3 minutes behind ,lower in the sky , very faint and rather fast.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by baz1 » Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:46 am

nice and clear to the South of Lincoln came across from N/W to S/E
Comfortably Numb

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:12 am

Info' for this evenings ISS pass..
Time: Fri Jul 23 10:04 PM, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 81°, Appears: 10° above W, Disappears: 10° above E
Hopefully clear skies.
:thumb:
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:45 am

That pass will be great for eyeballing and possibly long exposure .forecast here not bril....I get a lot of coastal cloud sweeping in.
The module is now about 3 mins behind and probably twenty degs below the ISS pass.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:31 am

zero_gravity wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:45 am
That pass will be great for eyeballing and possibly long exposure .forecast here not bril....I get a lot of coastal cloud sweeping in.
The module is now about 3 mins behind and probably twenty degs below the ISS pass.
Thanks for that zero_gravity, looking forward to it.. :thumb:
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by mirage41 » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:27 pm

The cloud parted enough to see most of this evenings flybye - from about 30 degrees elevation, right through to completion.
Also watched the Kauka module, shortly after.
Pleased to report that a couple of youngsters from around the corner were interested enough to video this - and asked a miriad of questions. What a delight.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:43 pm

Here's the first image of Nauka

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Surprised how bright it was , and rather fast !
Solar panels deployed and easy to see.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:03 pm

Sadly cloudy here :(
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:18 pm

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ISS as seen before Nauka.
Most of the components visible. The bright "blob" right upper is I presume the Dragon capsule.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Sat Jul 24, 2021 8:48 am

zero_gravity wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:18 pm
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ISS as seen before Nauka.
Most of the components visible. The bright "blob" right upper is I presume the Dragon capsule.
Great stuff, can I ask what gear you are using to get these images?
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Jul 24, 2021 8:55 am

Hi Pune

Its a 20 year old LX90 8 inch telescope with webcam in the eyepiece holder.
Tracking is manual.Video shot at 15fps , 1/313sec

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:29 am

zero_gravity wrote:
Sat Jul 24, 2021 8:55 am
Hi Pune

Its a 20 year old LX90 8 inch telescope with webcam in the eyepiece holder.
Tracking is manual.Video shot at 15fps , 1/313sec
Thanks for the info, we have an old telescope somewhere, must have a go, cheers.. :thumb:
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:30 am

For this evening, skies permitting..ISS
Time: Sat Jul 24 10:53 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 51°, Appears: 10° above W, Disappears: 18° above SE
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:03 pm

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This sequence put together from still frames shows the station over a period of about 60 seconds
Pretty basic but demonstrates how the view changes from the observers perspective on the ground.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:13 pm

Great stuff.. :thumb:
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Pune » Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:51 am

This evenings ISS info'..clear skies..
Time: Sun Jul 25 10:06 PM, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 64°, Appears: 10° above W, Disappears: 10° above ESE
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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by mirage41 » Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:25 pm

Not much forthcoming, but, weather and good eyes permitting, Sunday 01/08/21 may be interesting.
ISS, now complete with Nauka module I presume, will rise in west (277) at 21.23 local, and set in n/n/east (13).
Maximum only marginal brilliance at 21.28.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by mirage41 » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:38 pm

Was on parade as expected, sadly no sighting.
Perhaps the combination of still bright skies, and expected marginal brilliance, combined to defeat me.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by zero_gravity » Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:05 pm

A short run of ISS visual passes this week , good view tonight , most components visible.

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Re: ISS evening passes

Post by Morseman » Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:48 am

Thanks for that, just been on Heavens above and will check it out the next couple of nights.

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