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andrea_g_amato_art OP t1_iy27qys wrote

Reply to comment by Routine_Shine_1921 in I have finally completed the Solar System! No telescope and no equatorial mount. Just DSLRs, a fixed tripod, stacking and patience! by andrea_g_amato_art

You have no idea! Luckily the camera has a decent stabilizer, but still, the ISS is fast! It took several attempts. I made a video, and when the ISS was in frame I tried to follow it while rotating the focus ring. This way I could ensure at least a few frames were in focus. Then I worked with those.

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Routine_Shine_1921 t1_iy3f8vz wrote

Indeed it is! I have tracked it with a computerized mount (which can't track it on its own, so I ended up writing some code on a raspberry to control it), and just debugging and adjusting that tracking to get the correct slew rate was hard. And just doing manual focusing on the scope while it was slewing after the ISS was a pain in the ass. It's quick for sure.

Impressive pics man!

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scunglyscrimblo t1_iy58p99 wrote

Wait so if I have a proper 8 inch telescope with good tracking, I could find the ISS in the sky in time to actually look it up close if I keep tracking it?

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