ISS and Cygnus Spacecraft
Taken by Philip Smith on September 29, 2013 @
Manorville NY, USA
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I imaged the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft at max 85 deg.on 9-29-13 Time 6:16am EST
I used my Meade 10" with a 2X barlow and an Orange Filter and Skynyx 2.0 M chip size 640x480 on CCD @ 66 FPS
With Emmanuel Rietsch Tracking System
Capture start time = Sunday, 29 September 2013 06:13:50 / UTC -4 Hours
Capture duration = 222.45 Sec
Captured frames = 14676
Capture frame speed = 66 Fps
Camera = Lumenera SKYnyx2-0M
pixel size = 7.40 x 7.40 µm²
Image format = MONO - 12 Bit
Capture format = Tif
Image type = Light frame
RoI size = 640x480
Frame rate = 66.6 Fps
Exposure = 1.01 ms
Gain = 12.8
Gamma = 1.00
Contrast = 1.00
Brightness = 1.0
Two private American companies are now responsible for hauling cargo to the International Space Station.
Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft attached to the orbiting laboratory today by 7:01 a.m. EST a first for the cargo ship. The rendezvous was nearly flawless, according to officials with NASA and the private company.
You can also see my video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyMZkbtMVk
BR
Philip Smith
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