First trial to catch the ISS
drt on Feb 11 2007 at 7:52 pm | Filed under: Satellite Tracking
I was waiting for today’s pass of ISS using Heavens-above data shown below and I took this picture of Venus. No, actually I really don’t know what is the name of this planet. It was so bright, I guess somewhere around -0.2, since it was a little bit less dimmer than ISS tonight which according to Heavens-above was at -0.2. However from the skychart of the ISS, the only bright star at this hour in that direction was Venus. That’s how I got its name.
Pass Details
| Date: | Sunday, 11 February, 2007 |
| Satellite: | ISS |
| Observer’s Location: | 34.6554°N, 86.5625°W |
| Local Time: | Central Standard Time (GMT - 6:00) |
| Orbit: | 321 x 350 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Feb) |
| Sun altitude at time of maximum pass altitude: |
-9.7° |
| Event | Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rises above horizon | 18:04:54 | -0° | 212° (SSW) | 2,139 |
| Reaches 10° altitude | 18:06:58 | 10° | 204° (SSW) | 1,303 |
| Maximum altitude | 18:09:43 | 39° | 133° (SE ) | 536 |
| Enters shadow | 18:11:44 | 16° | 68° (ENE) | 1,028 |
The ISS rose at the predicted time. I then tried to catch it using my camera. However the setting was not correct. All I got were a series of blacked pictures full of noise. Will try again next time.
A closer look at the picture of Venus shows that the white dot appeared as a square white spot. I was thinking could it be possible due to the vibration of the camera due to the long exposure? I don’t know. Seems like a long way to go before I could get a good night sky picture.
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