I have video of ISS/STS-119 on orbit

[aphh]

I took this video a few nights ago using a Canon HDV30 camcorder, when Orbiter was still attached to ISS: http://www.editointi.net/fourseasonshd/ ... earch=1047

It is not a magnificent video, but should give an idea of how bright the ISS can be when compared to the brightest star in the sky. I wanted to have another star in the same frame from Orion the Hunter's heel to give an idea of the relative velocity of ISS in the sky from my vantage point, but I was afraid that the wider field would have made the stars and ISS not visible atleast in the smaller preview version of the video.

Edit 07-2010: link to a high-definition preview.

 

[adrenalynn]

Nicely done with a camcorder! I was socked-in and didn't get a chance to get out with the scope at all. [pout] Thanks for sharing!

 

[aphh]

Thanks!

There is a nice seaside view to the direction where the ISS flies for me, and as it only rises 16 degrees over the horizon I wanted to have some features on the foreground of the shot. Unfortunately the dynamic range of the camcorder was such that the ISS came half an hour too late to have any other features visible in the shot.

Then I had another window of opportunity, but this time the ISS appeared half an hour too early, so it was not visible in the shot at all, although now I had the seaside view.

I could composite the two shots together to get the desired result, but unfortunately I am too lazy to do that. Perhaps during the spring I'll get a shot of the ISS with the scenery visible aswell.

 

[MMO]

Wow! That's a really nice Camera, the video came out great.