Meteors ( shooting stars), Sprites, Satellites that had accidentally wandered into the FOV of my skyward real time detection gazing video patrol system
Saturday, February 18, 2006
SuitSat1 passing by the Clock - Horologium
First good sunlit night pass since SuitSat was released. However it was fainter than predicted. Still the thought of being able to spot a tumbling Space Suit at ~ 360Km away is marvellous.
SkyMap plot of SuitSat ( see whether you can match this to the image above - diff scale)
Hi : First these are PAL full frame video peak-hold stills.
Not sure it is exactly X1(= naked eye view) but when i check the monitor and look out the window - the magnification of distance objects/buildings look pretty much the same... Of course our eye have wider FOV but this ccd is very very sensitive..
When you do post a skyMap screen, why not include the vertical FOV that is displayed on top, to make it easier for viewers to judge the scale (and stars)?
7 comments:
Fantastic photos!
See my poetic homage to SuitSat.
Hi Moulton:
Thanks.. I like your SuitSat Poem also...
rgds
ykchia
Hey so are those photos at 1X ?? If so, then it really is amazing.
Hi :
First these are PAL full frame video peak-hold stills.
Not sure it is exactly X1(= naked eye view) but when i check the monitor and look out the window - the magnification of distance objects/buildings look pretty much the same... Of course our eye have wider FOV but this ccd is very very sensitive..
rgds
ykchia
rgds
ykchia
>> Not sure it is exactly X1...
When you do post a skyMap screen, why not include the vertical FOV that is displayed on top, to make it easier for viewers to judge the scale (and stars)?
Hi Bjorn:
good idea - will do that next time
rgds
yK
Nice blog you have
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