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The International Space Station is a difficult object to image at this scale. Consider the fact that the ISS is about the size of a bus, 230 miles away (NYC to Wash. = 205 miles) and traveling at 14,000 mph. For reference, this is the same image scale as my Mars, Jupiter and Saturn photos. The ISS also presents a different perspective as it passes over, much like an airplane. Of the 300 images I took over one minute, only 8 ended up in the field of view. Another view of the International Space Station, taken on May 18, 2005. As you can see, this is a larger image scale than the previous shot. This image was captured using a Canon 20d digital camera attached to the telescope. The focal length used was 6,400 mm with a 1/100 sec. exposure at ISO 1600. For both images, I manually moved the telescope while tracking the satellite. This is going to take a lot more practice.
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