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Here's the winner of the TSS Photo of the Day for November 26th 2019. This image was taken by member [mention]jerrysykes[/mention] back on 10/9/2019 and was entered in the October 2019 AP contest but since we didn't have enough entries we never opened the voting. Taking an image of a fast moving object and getting... Read more...
Gordon
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
ZWO mini guider.
Image cameras: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC
Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
Eyepieces: a few.
Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.
First, find a time when the ISS races across your sky. Use a red-dot finder and stick your red dot in front of it. Kind of like leading your target when hunting. Wait for the right moment and snap. You may even get a couple more tries. Anyway, I don't mean to make it sound easy. I know it's hard.
--Russmax