Not a very good night tonight. Clouded out here with small breaks and in anticpation of trying to catch ISS through a gap I was set up and ready to go when the declination clutch on my Meade LX90 collapsed ( known poor design ) sending the OTA into freefall and knocking the viewfinder out of alignment. In addition it also caused some mirror shift......messing up the focus somewhat. Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! However , hanging onto the scope in cliff hanger mode with one hand and operating the laptop with the other I surprisingly managed to grab three frames as the complex sped through the only gap in the cloud..........right at the moment that the panels on Progress flared.... I think we can be in no doubt that it is indeed Progress flaring when in this flight mode , as can be seen here.... http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/Flare_12july.jpg Its also just possible to make out the tail of Endeavour. Looks like I'm now out of the game , as far as imaging is concerned , for quite some time. :O( John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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