International Space station is back!

I think i just saw it! No camera but it was a white dot moved from west to east, right in the luton flight path here so i hope im not just confused with a jumbo or something!
 
Yep west to east, an excellent pass tonight! One of the best i've seen.

Also got a shot of it, 90 second exposure.

Sitting out in the garden atm, taking an hours worth of shots to try and get star trails and ISS :D

Boring old me eh, 3 hours of battery life, wireless at full and a bright torch... already seen a rat :/
 
Lil old me said:
I think i just saw it! No camera but it was a white dot moved from west to east, right in the luton flight path here so i hope im not just confused with a jumbo or something!
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It looks like a fast moving Star.

I could see the solar arrays through my scope :) Great sight.
 
Mik3 said:
It looks like a fast moving Star.

I could see the solar arrays through my scope :) Great sight.
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Yea im pretty sure by the timing of other people's comments it was it :) I really couldnt believe how bright it was! I think I saw a shooting star just before it came over too over to the east.
 
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Best I got tonight. Forgot to lock the mirror up, so had to clone out a little bit of the start of the trail. D'oh!
 
I got this:

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I can't but feel that the AF is off a touch :/

Edit: Deffo AF is off, should have had it towards infinity abit more!! Another crack tomorrow... the AF also threw out the star trails, boo!
 
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Nice job ^

any tips on getting clearer pictures of deep sky objects? I've been working on astrophotography for a month or two, when I'm not using the telescope I'm using a 50mm 1.8f lens.

I have no way to track the star's movement so >15 sec exposures trail =[
 
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