Can my telescope capture the ISS?

[StarGazer45]

I have a 76/350 mm reflector telescope, and this night (from 19:25 to 19:35) I'm able to see the ISS. Is it possible to take a picture with the telescope? Maybe a video?

Thanks a lot,

[Dragonsfire]

You should be able to get a tiny object going by as long as your lined up and using video.

[StarGazer45]

You should be able to get a tiny object going by as long as your lined up and using video.

Is it going to be a point or a tiny figure?

[Dragonsfire]

I captured it once accidental, three frames from video run, from my 8" Dob.
See if it will post, three fram gif.

Nope, so single frame here, you can barely see it ,

[StarGazer45]

I captured it once accidental, three frames from video run, from my 8" Dob.
See if it will post, three fram gif.

I can't see the image, but I guess it's beautiful, as you captured it with an 8".

[StarGazer45]

Oh, so it is difficult to capture it. I hope mine can.

[Dragonsfire]

Well focus I think is a challenge, so need to pull back a bit if one is focused on the moon.
Make sure your spotter is finely tuned, once you see the light spot then try and focus as you capture at the same time and hope you capture a good frame.



Also these images on a ES24mm EP and a wide angle on the Camera, so you can get closer depending on the Eyepieces you have.

[Voyageur]

You should be able to get a tiny object going by as long as your lined up and using video.

Is it going to be a point or a tiny figure?

It is possible to stack video and get good detail https://www.universetoday.com/93588/a-b ... ation-iss/.

Tracking is very tricky. The ISS moves fast and is hard to track. I tracked it manually while viewing last night. I was just doing visual observation. It moves out the the field of view very quickly. But give it a try! With practice, you might be able to get a good shot of it.

[AntennaGuy]

Well focus I think is a challenge, so need to pull back a bit if one is focused on the moon...

I realize that the ISS is much, much closer than the moon, but it is still a long distance away. Is it truly close enough that one has to adjust the focus to account for its nearness? I would think that "focus at infinity" would be adequate, but perhaps I am missing something.

[yobbo89]

The iss is a challenging task! , it probably will take you several goes to master it, you need to know the right camera exposure settings (write them down), to know where it is coming from and it's final destination in the sky,have good dark adapted eyes to spot it, and generally the moon is the best target to get your focus position for your camera.

my 4th attempt 2.4 m fl tracked by hand with 10'' dob ,2x barlow. it will like a little fly with your small scope.

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my 2nd attempt with 1200mm fl , alot smaller

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