Moon and Space Station

keith breazealkeith breazeal Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
edited March 2, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
This composite shows the size of the ISS compared to the Moon. Both photos are shot with a Canon 300L 2.8 with a 1.4 converter.

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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2010
    WOW! eek7.gif
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  • wendellwendell Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2010
    This is great, nice idea you had. The detail is more than I would have expected ... seeing the solar panels on the ISS is unbelievable.
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2010
    Nice stuff. Well done. thumb.gif Cool that the 300mm + 1.4 imaged the ISS so well.
    I may have to give that effort a go sometime. Now to figure out how to
    hit it in frame as close as possible.
    Michael
  • keith breazealkeith breazeal Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Thanks :D The ISS is a tough target. It took several attempts to get a good sharp shot that incuded the solar panels. I tried using a tripod the first time, but gave up. The speed and high elevation angles are quite challenging when trying to dance around the tripod legs. Focus is continually changing, so you are really busy while tracking. Try shooting only when it's at a high elevation so it's as close as possible. I think it's about 250 miles straight up.
    It's a fun and challenging subject to capture. For finding the ISS fly-by, I use this site- just type in your ZIP Code.
    http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    keith breazeal wrote:
    Thanks :D The ISS is a tough target. It took several attempts to get a good sharp shot that incuded the solar panels. I tried using a tripod the first time, but gave up. The speed and high elevation angles are quite challenging when trying to dance around the tripod legs. Focus is continually changing, so you are really busy while tracking. Try shooting only when it's at a high elevation so it's as close as possible. I think it's about 250 miles straight up.
    It's a fun and challenging subject to capture. For finding the ISS fly-by, I use this site- just type in your ZIP Code.
    http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/
    SpaceWeather rocks! Over the years they have had so many excellent
    sky related pictures to enjoy. Plus all the other fine work they do.

    Tough target for sure. :D And you did great with your equipment.

    Getting the solar panels in is fairly key as you say. Will be interesting to
    go over some of the predicted trajectories. Agreed. The focus issue is,
    what it is. I think part of that is the general upper atmosphere "seeing"
    conditions at any given moment over the transit. I'm going to go to my
    known infinity point on lens and stay with that. Probably use my hand
    grip ballhead on tripod to start. See how that goes. Probably look for
    flights 40 - 80 degrees above NW to NE horizon. Pray for good seeing,
    good sharp, and take one hell of lot of pictures as quick as I can. mwink.gif

    I'm kinda used to dancing around tripod legs but that doesn't mean
    hand held isn't tempting. :giggle

    Only now are we having a few clear nights. Been working a little with that.
    Michael
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