Amazing Photograph!

[Frank Browne]

A truly spectacular photograph!

 

[RotaryWingBob]

A truly spectacular photograph!

That's pretty cool. Thanks for posting it!

 

[colomtnflyer]

WOW! That is SOOOO cool!

 

[Bill]

Thanks, Frank, that is very cool. I assume the scope at the bottom of the page at the back of the stationwagon is the equipment used to take the photo?

 

[JasonCT]

Frank that is neat!

 

[Frank Browne]

Thanks, Frank, that is very cool. I assume the scope at the bottom of the page at the back of the stationwagon is the equipment used to take the photo?

I think so. 150 mm refractor. I just wonder how he was able to program his drive to be able to track fast enough to follow the obital speed of the ISS?
But with shutter speed of 1/8000 sec, I suppose all he had to do was manually slew it and let the camera do the rest.

 

[Frank Browne]

I think so. 150 mm refractor. I just wonder how he was able to program his drive to be able to track fast enough to follow the obital speed of the ISS?
But with shutter speed of 1/8000 sec, I suppose all he had to do was manually slew it and let the camera do the rest.

Ahh...OK. The telescope was tracking the sun, and he fired the camera starting 2 seconds before transit. That makes much more sense.

 

[flyersfan31]

Wow!

Uh, oh, message too short.

How about, Oh, Wow!!