STS-135 (Atlantis) and ISS in broad daylight - 7/17/11

The final mission of the space shuttle, captured 1.25 hours after sunrise. Tracked with an 8" LX200 Classic Schmidt-Cassegrain @ f/10 using Brent Boshart's Satellite Tracker software. Recorded with a modified Samsung SDC-435. 1/500 sec exposure, AGC off. This is the raw video with no edits other than trimming.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• space
• shuttle
• atlantis
• final
• mission
• NASA
• astronomy
• ISS

[t4rs]

what zoom?

[messierhunter]

@t4rs It's approximately equivalent to 274x magnification

[johnalexwarren]

Maybe if the misinformed plebs who gave it thumbs down actually realised how hard it is to even film something from the ground that's orbiting us at more that 17000mph, never mind tracking it, they might rethink their opinions. 

[messierhunter]

@johnalexwarren Well, incredibly some of them apparently think it's a "fake." I intentionally uploaded the original video, tracking mistakes and all, to show that it isn't fake, but some people will never be satisfied. Then again, it's kind of a compliment when you think about it; it's so good they can't believe it exists.

[euroaaRON1]

this is awesome. i always try to look for moving satellites at night with the naked eye (not even sure if its possible to see them with out a telescope)

is it possible to see the ISS with the naked eye if the sky is clear enough? (day or night)

[messierhunter]

@euroaaRON1 Night time, definitely. ISS is incredibly bright, and even when the shuttle's a pretty bright object by itself since it's mostly white. During the day? Theoretically yes for ISS. I've never observed it during the day by eye, but it should be like observing Venus during the day except that here "Venus" is moving like a bat outta hell. For this morning's pass I had a blanket over my head to cut down on the glare on screen, so I couldn't have seen it even if it were obvious by eye.

[kowalityjesus]

who-all came here from above top secret? (now youtube will know :-O

[Jeaazy]

What ultra moron gave this a thumbs down????

Great footage sir, wonderful! Thank you for upload.

[jonathanjomen]

@messierhunter So true. Some will never be satisfied.

Nevermind reason and evidence.

No amount of reasoning will convince someone holding a believe.

...until they, for their own reasons, eventually see the believe-trap they where in...

I'm currently watching with some curiosity the discussion on a certain board you will soon be kicked from I presume.

...for trying reason against speculation and believe ;)

...if you still try - the outcome will be the same regardless what is said

[petecossiegtiretcbla]

well done, truely jaw dropping

[fdex]

wow ...cool , ty !

[redshift40]

Nice capture man! I have a difficult time tracking it with my 12.5" Dob.

[egeotomasyon]

Samsung SDC-435

678x494 pix

1/3” Super HAD CCD

S/N 52dB (for Y signal)

Sens. 0.05Lux

Video Output: Composite