ISS Lunar Transit - August 31, 2026

[STL2COMO]

Just a shout-out to Robin and SharpCap.

Got my first ISS image (well....shadow) and my first ISS lunar transit. Since the ISS is to be decommissioned in 2030, may be my only chance to get a lunar transit.

Thanks also to SkyTrack satellite tracking software for the transit information which allowed me to run various "where should I set up" scenarios.

ISS Lunar Transit - August 31, 2026. Telescope: Orion SpaceProbe 130st; Camera: ZWO ASI585mc; Mount: SV225/SV225t, manual alt/az, manually tracked; Capture Software: SharpCap Pro; Capture Format: RAW8, SER; Region of Interest (ROI) 1920 x 1200; Exposure .250s; Gain = 204; Capture Rate 15 fps; Binning 1 x 1. Just East of Sweet Springs, Missouri (County Rd. K and Hwy. EE). PIPP used to debayer the SER and extract individual PNG frames. Seven successive frames aligned on lunar surface to show ISS's progression across the Moon. Local time = 11:26 pm CDT (~4:26:51 UTC).

[Howardk]

Very cool!!