The flyover details on Heavens Above seemed to closely correspond to what I was seeing in Bisque's TheSky6, particularly the plot across the virtual sky. 9:46 to 9:56. Starting in the WNW at 10° elevation, rising to 35° in the SW, and disappearing in the SSE at 10°.
I started tracking when TS6 said it was a degree or so up. I turned on the recording. And soon I saw it! Woo hoo! I called everyone into the observatory.
The view in C14 was fantastic. Lots of detail. Good colour.
I spent most of the time monitoring the video feed on the computer. I saw the target slowly drifting. I was worried it would completely disappear but I didn't attempt any adjustments to the tracking. In fact, I couldn't remember how to do it. Had forgotten to read my notes. Fortunately, it started shifting back... Recorded 6 minutes 16 seconds of video (which produced a 1.6 GB file).
Still frame at 3:52.
9:54 PM. Success! While people looked through the eyepiece of the C14, I captured modest video via the TV101 and MCHC. It was very exciting.
And it was a successful proof of concept! Proof that the mount worked well (again). And that MallinCam could capture a satellite.
We watched the video together. The station was very small. I explained to Kiron that was a function of using the small refractor. A doubling Barlow would help. Using the C14 to capture more light would help. All things I intended to try over the next few days...
Wooh!
My very first video of the ISS.
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I shall try to make a truncated, small-frame video, with some notes, using Windows Movie Maker... Stay tuned.
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Forgot to document the specific settings that I used in the MallinCam...
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Wikipedia link: International Space Station.
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