Object: Internation Space Station
Date: 1/17/03, 06:20 MST
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Telescope: Celestar 8" @ f/10
Guiding: Manual
Camera: Vesta 690 Webcam @ 640 X 480 resolution, 1/1000sec shutter, 70% gain.
Comments: This was a hand guided recording using a Telerad for pointing. Over 890 frames were captured @ 5fps during the pass and 40 - 50 had ISS in the in the FOV. The close up image was generated using the ISS Simulator V2.2 for reference.
These images were actually emailed up to the Science Officer onboard ISS several days after they were captured. He thought they were great and was pleased to see that one of the radiators he installed on an EVA was visible from the ground. (Many thanks to Robert Reeves!)© Dave Dockery 2003