Sunday, August 02, 2015

refined capture plan steps

For the flyovers of the International Space Station, I had developed a capture plan. I refined the steps a bit...
  1. reboot capture computer
  2. close all unnecessary apps
  3. get ephemeris data update
  4. focus
  5. still image a similar magnitude star to get exposure
    (that said, if the ISS will be -3.5, choose brightest star or planet)
  6. turn on 5x
  7. get near the starting position
  8. do a Find command for SAT ISS ZARYA (under non-stellar)
  9. access Telescope tab
  10. hit Track Satellite button
Will be handy in the future.

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This needs an update for the focusing process...

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Updated. And now it lives on an evergreen page, ISS Capture Plan on the lumpy companion.

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