(meteorobs) OT - Query

[Jan Verfl]

Hello,

from my personal experience it's even easier to see details on the ISS than
on Jupiter - it's shape is far much more distinct than that of Jupiter -
there is a huge array of solar panels, which I have already seen i na finder
of our bigger scope, I think the finder is some 10x60. The main point in my
opinion is here the stability of the picture - if you have a mount that
allows you to move your telescope quickly with you hand, but provides enough
support to keep the view at least a little more stable, you can have a good
chance of seeing the structure of the station.

Good luck,
Jan 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org 
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of 
> MexicoDoug at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:14 PM
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) OT - Query
> 
>  
> If the ISS is 347 km height and under optimal circumstances 
> (passed  directly overhead), and had a cross sectional length 
> of 72 meters, that  would be about 43 arc seconds, about 23% 
> (one dimensionally) greater than the  diameter of Jupiter at 
> the moment.  Can you resolve anything on  Jupiter?
>  
> Saludos, Doug
>  
> In a message dated 1/17/2006 11:55:21 A.M. Eastern Standard 
> Time, josephasmus at cox.net writes:
> 
> was  hoping to tap into some of the observing experience of 
> listmembers.  
> With  my pair of recently acquired Celestron Skymaster 
> 20x80's, would I have been  able to resolve any of the 
> station's structure? 
> 
> 
> 
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