2018_05_26 ISS pass 0013hrs

First attempt at a freehand capture.

 

Solar panels, heat radiator panel and Zvezda service module identified.

 

Had Jupiter and an almost full Moon to help me align the red dot finder and focus.

 

-3.6 magnitude pass.

 

7592 frames captured - 294 selected by PIPP (Planetary Imaging PreProcessor) as showing the ISS. 30 frames stacked in AutoStakkert!3 and then adjusted wavelets in RegiStax6.

 

Mak 127/1500mm scope.

ZWO ASI 178mm CMOS camera

Tripod mounted - hand chased with red dot finder.

FireCapture acquisition.

 

FireCapture Parameters:

 

ROI=3096x2080

FPS (avg.)=30

Shutter=0.685ms

Gain=288 (56%)

Gamma=80

 

Grateful for any pointers.

 

Expedition 55

6 Crew

Richard Arnold

Oleg Artemyev

Andrew Feustel

Norishige Kanai

Commander Anton Shkaplerov

Scott Tingle

Done