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ISS Image 2008/06/03(UT)
Ralf Vandebergh
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Here are images of Space Shuttle Discovery at the ISS from June 3,taken during a very
low pass,maximum only 34 degrees altitude.The few higher passes,to show more detail were
unfortunately cloudy.The results are still very satisfying...
The station with the docked Discovery was passing over south-France,while I shot it from the
Netherlands using my 10inch Newtonian tracked by hand.Normally I would never image the ISS
at such low altitudes above the horizon,but I really wanted to image Discovery and there was
an important spacewalk going on during the captures.The largest laboratory Kibo,during the
images still in the shuttles payload bay,will be attached to the ISS.One advantage of such
a low pass,is that we can see the docked shuttle from its side,with the shuttles'tail very
well visible.Normally I mostly see the backside of the shuttle.
Keep especially on the animation the shuttle in the eye,and you will be surprised how much
detail you still can see of Discovery,turning here partially round for the observer.
At the start we see the shuttle from its side,at the end we look onto the heatshield.
Here is the movie from this session,showing the Spaceshuttle Discovery
below.Some nice detail is visible while it turns partially to the observer.
This is an observation taken during a lower pass(34°max altitude)
but in reasonable seeing on June 3.The Space Shuttle Discovery is
visible below.The orbiting complex was passing over South-france,
while it is captured from the south of the Netherlands.
During the captures,the Japanese Kibo lab was still in the shuttle
Payload Bay,but was lifted just a few minutes after the pass.
The advantage of such a long distance pass,is the large angle from
which we look,we see the shuttle from its side.
The Space Station with or without temporary attached spacecrafts
is actually a great photo-object;seen from the observer,the lightening
angle of the sun to the station,as well as the angle of observing is
constantly changing.Sometimes,there is even a real natural 3D effect.
I selected this frame with such a beautiful effect from my imaging
session on June 3th,when the station passed only 34 degrees above
the horizon.We see at the left end in the image the European Jules Verne
cargo craft and at right the shuttle Discovery from its side,with
clearly visible nose and tail.(10in Newtonian/manuelly tracked)
This bw image show the actually good orientation of the
orbiting complex ISS with the discovery at left.The tail
with visible some structure pointed to teh Earth,the nose up.
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:35 AM
Subject: ISS/ STS-124_2008/06/03 observations
subject:ISS/STS-124_20080603 observations
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This is an observation taken during a lower pass(34°max altitude)
but in reasonable seeing on June 3.The Space Shuttle Discovery is
visible below.The orbiting complex was passing over South-france,
while it is captured from the south of the Netherlands.
During the captures,the Japanese Kibo lab was still in the shuttle
Payload Bay,but was lifted just a few minutes after the pass.
The advantage of such a long distance pass,is the large angle from
which we look,we see the shuttle from its side.
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