Re: Jules Verne...........first light ...raw frame

From: Robert Holdsworth (robbonz1@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Fri Apr 04 2008 - 11:19:33 UTC

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    Shadow exit not entry- obviously time I got some sleep :-)
    
    And I omitted the location (with which you are probably familiar by now!)
    
    Sorry to repeat so much of the previous messages, my delete key is 
    misbehaving (new keyboard on the way.)
    
    Robert Holdsworth
    Wainuiomata
    New Zealand
    174.948E
    .41.261S
    
    
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Robert Holdsworth" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz>
    To: "Seesat List" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:11 AM
    Subject: Re: Jules Verne...........first light ...raw frame
    
    
    > Saw the complex this morning ours at 1718 UTC (not exact to the second) on 
    > a high shadow entry.
    >
    > Pass commenced in clear sky, but then went into light cloud where the 
    > complex was so initially bright that it created a small halo in the clouds 
    > (a good mag -4 or more) then got lost in the clouds as it faded.  Imagine 
    > what it is going to look like when they attach a shuttle!
    >
    > Robert
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Andy" <andy@television.f9.co.uk>
    > To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:54 AM
    > Subject: RE: Jules Verne...........first light ...raw frame
    >
    >
    > Good evening from a lurker in the south-west UK....
    >
    > I just sent this to John to confirm how good it was... I imaged the ISS on
    > the same pass as John when it was just about to pass into eclipse to my
    > east.
    >
    > www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio/files/ISS-20080403_AndySmith.jpg
    >
    > The image is not that great, until you understand that it was a hand-held
    > shot, taken with a Canon EOS-400 with a 55mm lens, 1600 ASA, F5.6, 0.6 sec
    > exposure, and a small child trying to grab the camera at the same time! 
    > It's
    > amazing what's possible!
    >
    > Andy Smith
    > http://www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio
    >
    >
    >
    
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