First time I've tried to image the ISS crossing the sun. Seen lots of great images on the web, but naiively thought I'd need more sophisticated gear than I currently have. Anyway, while browsing the web last night, I happened to check the ISS transit programme on CalSky just for interest. I was surprised to see that the centreline of the next transit was today, a mere 3km from my house. Too good to be true I thought, so I decided to give it a go and hope for the best. The total transit duration was predicted to last only 0.5 secs, so my timing needed to be pretty accurate.
Anyway, here's the result. I have to say I was dead chuffed. The close-up clearly shows the solar panels, with the station modules lying between, at an orientation of what looks like approaching end-on.
Details - 420mm telephoto with Baader solar film. 1/1250s at f8. 100 images taken at 5fps starting 10 seconds before the predicted start of transit.
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| Composite of 3 images taken 0.2 seconds apart |
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