8" dob
Canon EOS 750D
#ISS 8" handtracked
cloud creek
jovial topaz
ISS is quivering in its boots in that gif lol
cloud creek
ISS is quivering in its boots in that gif lol
handtracking... its alr pretty good for handtracking
jovial topaz
Oh yeah absolutely, I definitely couldn't track that smoothly. I just thought the gif was funny
cloud creek
Oh yeah absolutely, I definitely couldn't track that smoothly. I just thought th...
you're fine lol. it is quite cold in space so you can expect the iss to shake a bit
cloud creek
last night?
Yea yesterday at around 10:40pm berlin time zone
glass zinc
Looks good. I did visual on that pass. Was a little too close to sunset to image it.
I assume the 00:20 pass was unilluminated for you
cloud creek
Looks good. I did visual on that pass. Was a little too close to sunset to image...
Thanks! How was the visual?
cloud creek
I assume the 00:20 pass was unilluminated for you
Yea the 7pm was a bit too early and the one after, which was actually pretty close to the moon, wasn't illuminated
glass zinc
Thanks! How was the visual?
Pretty nutty
you should try it sometime if you haven't already.
cloud creek
you should try it sometime if you haven't already.
I'll definitely give it a try the next time.
glass zinc
Spoiler: it's bright
if you have a moon or ND filter i'd probably use it
Otherwise, enjoy the diffraction spikes from the radiators lmao
cloud creek
if you have a moon or ND filter i'd probably use it
I do have a little eyepice element which has glas that actually dimmes the view a bit. Might use that then. Thanks for the tip!
cloud creek
That's interesting haha.
cloud creek
@glass zinc concrats on hof. well deserved
glass zinc
<@125651543167991808> concrats on hof. well deserved
thank you kindly
cloud creek
thank you kindly
I'm gonna have another pass tonight. Maybe even two. Should I do visual or give cam another go. Maybe with more magnification?
glass zinc
Cam if they're good passes
cloud creek
Cam if they're good passes
About overhead
cloud creek
Cam if they're good passes
Do you think its worth going for a bigger zoom?
glass zinc
Do you think its worth going for a bigger zoom?
What focal length are you running normally
I find the limit for hand tracking is about 4000mm with a large-ish sensor
cloud creek
What focal length are you running normally
1200 native and then 3x barlow. Could use 2 and 3x or try with an eyepice
glass zinc
Yeah 3x is all that you need tbh. Would be too dark if you went for anything more
Noisy
cloud creek
Yeah 3x is all that you need tbh. Would be too dark if you went for anything mor...
clouds came so maybe next time
carmine carbon
If you put your moon filter on what should your exposure + gain be when imaging?
glass zinc
If you put your moon filter on what should your exposure + gain be when imaging?
You shouldnât put it on for imaging at all
Just visual as itâs quite bright at native focal length
carmine carbon
Just visual as itâs quite bright at native focal length
Oh okay, do you have a general rule when it comes to what exposure and gain I should use when trying to image it. (XT8 dob + 585mc, if that helps)
glass zinc
f/4.5 native?
Canât remember what the XT8 is
Probably 0.25ms @ 210 gain with IR cut.
carmine carbon
f/4.5 native?
f/5.9 just googled it and perfect will try that out hopefully in the coming nights
glass zinc
f/5.9 just googled it and perfect will try that out hopefully in the coming nigh...
0.35ms in that case
carmine carbon
0.35ms in that case
Perfect and gain stays the same?