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ISS Image 2008/01/08(UT)

Ralf Vandebergh
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Ralf Vandebergh(250mm Newton)
An observation from one of the new morning-passes of the ISS taken on Jan 8, but 
in very bad and windy conditions.A few frames showed some sharp pieces though.

Occasionally,these sharper pieces,(represending some more stable areas in the
turbulent air),occured at the same part of the image,exactly,the STARBOARD side
of the station.It seemed like a very small stable hole,so small that only that certain
side of the ISS passed behind it.So what I did was add these few frames together
and cut out only the sharp side of the station.

The result is this image,showing the S3/S4 truss segment with its unfolded 
Solar arrays,and some other detail at the STARBOARD side.
Interestingly,this is also the segment in which occured problems recently,
(SOLAR ALPHA ROTARY JOINT) and will be repaired in one of the next 
missions to the ISS.

Sowed is the original color image(left)and a monochrome version(right).



SUBJECT: 2008/01/08_ISS observations(HIGH SAT COLOR)
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Observation of the ISS from January 8 with the S3/S4 Solar Array.
An image version with higher color saturation is also added.
Note especially the cyan color of the actually clear white parts
of the station(white in the normal color-saturation version).


Here is an additional image from my 2008/01/08 session,but now in bw and slightly more detailed.
The starboard side of the international space station is on the image. 
(IMAGE: 10IN NEWTON/ATK-2C) As always,tracking was manually.

  An observation from one of the new morning-passes of the ISS taken on Jan 8, but 
  in very bad and windy conditions.A few frames showed some sharp pieces though.

  Occasionally,these sharper pieces,(represending some more stable areas in the
  turbulent air),occured at the same part of the image,exactly,the STARBOARD side
  of the station.It seemed like a very small stable hole,so small that only that certain
  side of the ISS passed behind it.So what I did was add these few frames together
  and cut out only the sharp side of the station.

  The result is this image,showing the S3/S4 truss segment with its unfolded 
  Solar arrays,and some other detail at the STARBOARD side.
  Interestingly,this is also the segment in which occured problems recently,
  (SOLAR ALPHA ROTARY JOINT) and will be repaired in one of the next 
  missions to the ISS.

  Sowed is the original color image(left)and a monochrome version(right).


After a new precise selection of few available frames from my 2008/01/08 session,
I managed to create a composite showing better detail.Remember,due to the tracking 
is manually,the available frames are few,but worked fine this time! 

DATA(10in Newton/ATK-2C/tracking manually) 

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