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Started by Kevin, 06/14/2008 12:44AM
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Kevin Brennan
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I believe I might be putting this in the right place. On the evening of June, 7 about 10 folks from our local club got together for an evening of observing.

From one of the scopes we were observing with, a 10" f5 dob, I was able to hand track a pass of the ISS and allow folks to take a look. The club folks and guests really enjoyed it. I handed the guiding off to to another member and got a real quick peak before it dissapeared. It was neat. You could clearly make out the panels. Very cool.

Kevin
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Kevin, Do you recall what magnification you used?
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I've tracked the ISS with my little Stowaway on a altazimuth mount. Sometimes I use 41x (11mm Nagler) and sometimes 64x (7mm Nagler or Pentax XW). Detail seems easier to see if you let the ISS get a bit behind and watch it go through the field.

Clear skies, Alan
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