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Yesterday I came cross a picture where International space station transiting the sun was taken and it was fabulous. Further research revealed that we can see ISS with naked eye in night skies as if like shooting star at slow pace. Bummer !! I did not know this. There are quite a number of sites on internet (e.g. ISS Tracker, NASA Spot the station ) and android applications ( ISS Detector ) to give you the information. Searched for Hyderabad sky and realised that I missed 7th Jan (6 min.) and 8th Jan (5 min.) windows. I have to settle for 9th Jan - 3 minute window. I know light pollution is still an issue, but wanted to experiment for the sake of practice. I could take four 30second exposures before it vanished. There might be more sightings as ISS orbits around earth at every 92 minutes. The fun part is finding when it hovers over your land. Google it for more sites and applications.
Childhood it was thrilling and pleasant experience for us to see an aeroplane going at high altitude and there are people inside going at fast pace. The feeling did not go away now but the aeroplane is replaced with ISS and and I saw it from 12 story building and taken a picture of it. The truth is people are there in ISS and circling the earth. For future generations, ISS may look simple task and there might be more wonders.
Lessons learnt
1. Go out the city limits to avoid light pollution
2. Get up little earlier for experimental shots
3. Reduce ISO
4. Go out the city limits to avoid light pollution....!!!!
5. Do not highly depend on software based compass for accuracy. Have physical compass
6. Fix the battery for remote to trigger the camera instead of 2 sec delayed firing.
7. Use wider aperture than f8
8. Go out the city limits to avoid light pollution....I told yaaaa.. Mandatory.... :-)
Above image is 3 30sec stacked with starstax. Third streak can't seen clearly as it is very pale. Below shot is first one and I have to re position the camera for continuation.
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Space #ISS #issdetector #space_02 #toinfinityandbeyon #invaderwashere #100points #flashinvaders #Avril2021 #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos
Space #ISS #issdetector #space_02 #toinfinityandbeyon #invaderwashere #100points #flashinvaders #Avril2021 #patmhunterinvader #patm666photos #montagephoto
20 Second exposure, handheld so it's a bit shaky, but there it is :)
I think when I took this it was above Cornwall-ish.
Taken with help from:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runar.issdetect...
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