<a class="user" href="http://www.heavens-above.com">http://www.heavens-above.com</a> is a great site for looking up sighting times of satellites such as the ISS and to get info on when to look for iridium flairs which is really cool if you never seen one. (You could freak out your friends, hey look up here and you see a UFO in 3, 2, 1, *gasp* )
My most memorable ISS sightings came a few years ago, I don't remember exactly when. The shuttle had undocked from the ISS a couple of hours before the fly-by and both the ISS and the shuttle were visible separated by only a degree or so.The most impressive satellite sighting I had was a daytime Iridium flare that I spotted out of shear luck while riding on a mountain road in southern Oregon.You really don't need professional equipment to image the ISS. I've seen images from 8" telescopes that look great. There's software available (used to be free, now $26) that will control popular go-to telescopes. Capturing ISS photos is more about patience than high-end equipment. I haven't tried it yet; I have no patience. Here's a link to an animated gif of the ISS through a 10" ground based telescope using that $26 app (no affiliation).<a class="user" href="http://www.heavenscape.com/iss.gif">http://www.heavenscape.com/iss.gif</a>
thegrueJun 16, 2006
So... How about that .int? What's up with that?
magesticJun 16, 2006
<a class="user" href="http://www.heavens-above.com">http://www.heavens-above.com</a> is a great site for looking up sighting times of satellites such as the ISS and to get info on when to look for iridium flairs which is really cool if you never seen one. (You could freak out your friends, hey look up here and you see a UFO in 3, 2, 1, *gasp* )
altidudeJun 16, 2006
My most memorable ISS sightings came a few years ago, I don't remember exactly when. The shuttle had undocked from the ISS a couple of hours before the fly-by and both the ISS and the shuttle were visible separated by only a degree or so.The most impressive satellite sighting I had was a daytime Iridium flare that I spotted out of shear luck while riding on a mountain road in southern Oregon.You really don't need professional equipment to image the ISS. I've seen images from 8" telescopes that look great. There's software available (used to be free, now $26) that will control popular go-to telescopes. Capturing ISS photos is more about patience than high-end equipment. I haven't tried it yet; I have no patience. Here's a link to an animated gif of the ISS through a 10" ground based telescope using that $26 app (no affiliation).<a class="user" href="http://www.heavenscape.com/iss.gif">http://www.heavenscape.com/iss.gif</a>
toxicredmJun 16, 2006
Twister blew., no pun intented.
danielrobinsonJun 16, 2006
Oops. Forgot my "irony" tags.Either that or you forgot to boot your sense of humor.