I Took a Picture of the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION! (not easy)
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Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) through a telescope is no easy task. It requires planning, patience, and a lot of trial and error.
There are many great resources to find out when the ISS will pass over your house. I use Stellarium, but you can also use "Spot the Station (spotthestation.nasa.gov/sight...) or Heaven's Above (www.heavens-above.com/).
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Now go out and photograph the International Space Station! - Věda a technologie
I once photographed the moon with my DSLR and a 800mm Mirror Tele Lens and after I've finished and removed the SD card to transfer the photos to my computer I spotted something moving through the frame. It was the ISS. I missed it by a few seconds. Probably the saddest moment in my entire Life so far.
I took a few pictures of the last full moon and one of them I just barely caught a satellite (probably Starlink) transiting over the edge of the moon, very blurry. I know how you feel
@@destroyerwill6122 wait, you guys can see the moon?
@@mr.paradox5600 yea cause I don't live in Scotland
@Luis Aya Ratio
I feel you. In July 2018 we were camping in Sweden and there was a blood moon. I didn't plan on taking a photo, we just went on a nearby hill to enjoy the view and left the camera in the car. Then I saw a notification from the Heavens-Above app that the ISS was going to be visible. Checking the path I realized that it might transit the blood moon in like ten minutes! So I ran down the hill to get the camera gear, got back up absolutely heaving, set up the tripod and... watched the ISS move away from the moon.
65 years old and just bought my first scope ,watching your podcast gave me a new lease on life bud thanks
Neil, I'm 67 and buying my second scope soon, this time a good one.
To find out when YOU can see the International Space Station in the night sky, you can use "Spot the Station" spotthestation.nasa.gov/ GOOD LUCK!
My daughter and I often like to watch it pass overhead, we had to pull over at Dundurn Castle one night as we were not going to make it home it time. Very cool!
Thanks for the link! I think it is temporarily down. It takes me to a: "Error 404 Ahh. Houston? We've lost downlink. The page requested does not exist." - funny!
Same here no page found.
same too
Great job, Trevor. This is better than my first try!
Appreciate that buddy!
Hey dads.
@@AstroBackyard wish I could be like you🥺
@@darthvader7548 ,
@@jbautoshop what you mean
I died when the Crickets came in. It’s funny when I show a picture of something to people they aren’t impressed and I usually have the same reaction you did
I'm convincing my parents to buy me Celestron 21023 Cometron 76mm Firstscope on my birthday on 14 of November
I'm about to be 14
3 years later I'll save my pocket money to buy a better telescope to at least see the andromeda galaxy
There will be nearer galaxy's in between like orion or the Canis Major Dwarf ,Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
Pray my parents agree
Man I really would love to thank you in person some day for all the joy I get from astrophotography. I don't think I would have fallen in love with this hobby had it not been for the Andromeda video you dedicated to your dad. I have been a huge fan ever since and have my very first good mount in the mail. Unfortunately it is on back order until January of next year. But it will definitely be worth the wait.
Thankyou Trevor! You are such a positive inspiration to so many🤩😊
Thank you for this, Joe
Both of you are awesome! You guys inspired me!
Thanks to Trevor i bought my first telescope. And yesterday i finally saw Saturn, Jupiter and its moons through it. And it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. My telescope is not the best its just a cheap 80mm telescope and Saturn was pretty small but seeing saturn’s rings was awe inspiring. If it weren’t for Trevor I would’ve never bought the telescope. Im 12 and thank you Trevor for making me love astronomy so much.
@@lewisthisisjames6632 man I remember that feeling! Hard to put into words, really something you got to experience to understand.
Good luck on your Astro adventure by the way 🤘
i love the newest comment section, 6th grade literacy percentile is entertainment gold
Flat brainers never fail to make me feel like the smartest person on the globe.
Your wife's reaction is priceless 😊
I'm convincing my parents to buy me Celestron 21023 Cometron 76mm Firstscope on my birthday on 14 of November
I'm about to be 14
3 years later I'll save my pocket money to buy a better telescope to at least see the andromeda galaxy
There will be nearer galaxy's in between like orion or the Canis Major Dwarf ,Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
Pray my parents agree
9:42 he had same voice of happyness when he got ISS in telescope, as me first time ever watching at ISS flying in sky with naked eye's , that was the day from which i started to gaze up in sky almost every good and clear night... and this bring me so many memories 🛰️
You saw something the size of a football field 275 miles away, cool story bro
@@MadebyJimbob Its so fake when he says it was from his Naked eye
@@MadebyJimbob of course you can see the ISS with naked eyes!! Just download the ISS app Or any star chart and you would be able to track ISS's location. What you would see would of course be just a dot moving through the sky but it's still through the naked eyes
😵💫
@@Asghar.AliAnsari Good luck and have fun with it :) and HBD :P
I love seeing the videos about the "dud" photos that keep you motivated to keep going and plan out the next photo. Even bad data is still good data!
Man I've been thinking alot about this lately after failing miserably. Not easy , looking forward to this .
i recommend using a remote shutter and moving the telescope in front of the iss, and then use a red dot as soon as it passes over the redot snap the photo you’ll get an amazing shot
Flat earthers be like
Impossibru!!!
The ISS has amateur radio we can talk to it.
Your excitement is infectious. And I know the pics of the Space Station didn't come out like you would've wanted but you did get something which is better than nothing.
Because he couldn't find the real space station it's fake
@@kingofhuecomundo9394 you can spot the Space Station in the night Sky
@@mrbinklesgames6620 give me proof of it this clown has a high definition telescope and he couldn't even get a clear picture of it 💯
The fact that you were able to get the station into a 11" scope's tiny field of view on the 1st attempt definitely speaks to your talent, Trevor. I'd love to have a fraction that talent some day. :) Keep up the awesome work!
My attempts to do it was with a 8" Dobson and a Phone. U need to follow the iss manually, at the same time focus with the Telescope and setting the right iso and exposure time:D Really hard but i got it, not really good but its not fuzzy
Rudy runs through the frame as you are describing how fast the ISS is... Nice !
I see the space station all the time at night but i never even bothered trying to get a good photo because it's so fast, this was really really well done I'm impressed
Absolutely amazing, Trevor! Hope we see your next try soon :)
That's so funny and relatable. Your excitement, going "oh my God I got it!!!" and "I got it again!!!", then proudly showing it to someone who then go "what is it?" Much like my adrenaline-filled, heart-pumping moment when I first realized I had taken an image of a Galaxy. It was a blurred, trailed, out-of focus mess, but M51 was in there. I was so proud but noone I showed it to realized what it was.
Another point, never be afraid of including mistakes you make in your videos. I can only speak for myself, but seeing great people like yourself make the same mistakes we do, is believe it or not, inspiring.
Awesome first attempt! I get those chills everytime everything is set and the ISS alert sounds. My best so far looks like yours, mine was cellular with an 8" Dob. I'll catch clarity in that speeder bugger yet. Can't wait to follow your progress with it. 🔭❤
I love every single thing about this video. Amazing, Trevor!
I love how your dog ran through the video as he was talking about the ISS
It’s been awhile since I’ve watched one of your videos. I sort of moved on to other hobbies and interest.
But one thing that hasn’t changed is the absolutely professional videos you put together. Man they are always so well done. Even if you consider this a failure it was entertaining and well put together.
Thanks for the videos Trevor!!
Love your videos Trevor. I've been slowly improving my pictures of the ISS over the last few years and I never fail to get excited when I see I've captured it in the frame. I go for single frames on my DSLR rather than video. Keep up the good work!
Very cool! As a ham radio operator, I've taken a hand-held yagi antenna hooked up to a small amateur radio, tracked the space station across the sky, and downloaded slow-scan TV pictures that were being broadcast by the ISS. Have to be "relatively precise" on the aiming of the antenna, but nothing like tracking it with a telescope! Well done!
Found this a very nice video, even one of your best lately Trevor, shows something completely different
Just curious what app you were using on the phone for following the ISS ?
That first photo was awesome: you could see the panels and the modules, it looked fantastic!
ive watched the station fly over 100s of times and each and every time im in awe of it. never gets old.
Well done Trevor. Listening to your 'I got it' moments gave me happiness giggles for you. 😀
I'm convincing my parents to buy me Celestron 21023 Cometron 76mm Firstscope on my birthday on 14 of November
I'm about to be 14
3 years later I'll save my pocket money to buy a better telescope to at least see the andromeda galaxy
There will be nearer galaxy's in between like orion or the Canis Major Dwarf ,Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
Pray my parents agree
@@Asghar.AliAnsari You will be able to see Andromeda with the Firstscope. Happy Birthday when it comes!
@@DavesAstrophotography in between is all the other Elliptical Galaxy and Dwarf stars
Thx
I tried this once through my 114/500 newton reflector and i failed hard. Its really difficult.
DUH
That's an amazing first shot! Looking forward for the next version :) Keep inspiring!
In my first few weeks in the astronomy photography world. I got it, truly a beautiful and amazing part of my life. I’m still new to all this. Stared out when the Covid-19 started out. Love every minute of it. Till this day I’m still buying up equipment every chance I get. Thank you for sharing this amazing video.
This guy literally took a picture of the iss from earth and yet people still think that they're fake....
The people that deny things like this are entirely unconvincable. They will always come up with a cop out, not matter how food your evidence is. They're on a level of arrogance and idiocy that shouldn't be possible, but evidently it is. Its a good thing people like flat Earthers are utterly harmless and are just fun to mock.
I was going to try this during July new moon, but smokey skies ruined the whole month. Hoping August new moon clears up, because I had been thinking about trying for awhile. Helpful tips too!
In Australia we saw it there were no Smokey clouds I got pictures
Loved this video Trevor. Really captured the excitement of astrophotography.
Congrats. I been watching all your CZcams videos. I see you been improving a lot. Learning curve is the best way to get better. Astro is life ❤️🤙😁
I have spoken to the ISS using my Ham Radio.
Did this on my first try, if the finder is perfectly aligned, its surprisingly easy to get a photo.
I few months ago I manually tracked the ISS with my 90mm Celestron mounted on its Azimuth tripod. The viewfinder definitely helped.
The key is getting perfectly aligned tho 🤡
Hey Trevor! I'd say that was an awesome first attempt, to even get aligned looked like a challenge all of itself! - in my eyes though, the main thing that makes it a success is that you seemed to have a ton of fun doing it, you could really hear the excitement in your voice during capture! :-)
Two thumbs up from me man!
10:43 his reaction killed me of laughter 🤣🤣🤣
Beginning to end, loved it. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us man!
Another method is to wait ISS transits (Sun or Moon). Your actual equipment works great in that kind of image adquisition because is more stationary. Use Heavens Above or Calsky to prevent ISS transits
I have watched the ISS pass directly over my house here in Texas several times. It is fun and exciting. Excellent job reporting on your experience. Congrats
Haha the last outtake was hilarious…your voice when saying “solar arrays…” made me lol
In this online world where it only feels acceptable to share your very best work, I love that you weren't afraid to show your first attempt. We need more of that.
Great video Trevor! I've never tried the manual tracking method yet... but I can recommend having a frame rate equivalent to 1/1650th of a second if you want to get it sharp.
Thanks Trevor! It's on my bucket list too! I believe the tips on calming the nerves and planning are key. I would add that plenty of rehearsal might make for a more fluid process in the midst of the excitement. It's silly I know, but whenever I see it pass overhead, I wave and say, "Hey Friends!"
I remember seeing iss through my 130/900 Newtonian Reflector by pure chance one night and I was so excited I literally picked up the entire rig off the ground and was desperately chasing it trying to keep it in my view through eyepiece! Lol. I’ve since learned that the best way to view it is if you’re lucky enough for the iss to be travelling towards you in sky face on, rather than across you/your line of sight because it doesn’t travel through your view as quickly and so is much easier to track manually. Ace vid Trevor! 💯👍 Wes, Liverpool UK
I hope you explain how you did the calculations etc, because I've never understood how people do it..
I think this soft can be found in internet . You can watch video of Nebula photos . He shows websites where all can be calculated
Or videos of Russian Astrophotographer s
I wonder what the Flatearthers think of all of this?
Man, some of them think that the moon is a spaceship
@@arturoalejandrohernandezpe6367 most of them unironically think that the Moon is flat too LOL
Awesome stuff buddy, it's great seeing you chatting with Andrew!
Hi Trevor, amazing your challenge and all steps planned before. Great achievement. Please accept my high compliments for your deed as well as my thanks for sharing it among us.Hats off. 👏👏👏
10:15 incase you don’t want to watch the whole video
Next video will be 5 seconds. Straight to the point.
@@AstroBackyard I didn’t mean that to be rude brother . I loved the whole video
Another great video Trevor....so real and down to earth and very understandable for the layman! Great work.
The picture you got of the iss is actually really great. Awesome job on getting a picture a video!
Dang! You did this your first time and you did well! Congratulations my cool favorite CZcamsr! I hope you have a lot of luck on getting videos/pictures of other objects in space! Good luck~ ^ ^
Great Video! I been trying to get into astrophotography, just got basic stuff in the last month. I remember taking my girls to view the ISS a year or two ago. It was lit from horizon to horizon and had a view time of, I think, just under 5 min. I was amazed at how bright and how fast it was. It was promoted on the news because of how long it would be visible. Amazing, even with our bare eyes. The kids were impressed when I explained that the "light" wasn't a light, but reflection off the solar panels.
Hi Trevor. I took a picture a week or so ago. I had my Nikon D3100 with Barlow on my 6” reflector and just tracked the scope through the red light finder whilst frantically firing my camera with a shutter release. I was pleased with the images when it was directly overhead and hence closest (I think in peaked at 85 degrees on that pass). Could make out the solar panels and the various modules on the ISS. Thanks for all your videos - very educational. Clear skies from London
It's not a failure, it's one step closer to perfection. Keep up the great work Sir. Greetings from Scotland, cheers.
Great job, refreshing explanation. Got to see the ISS (bear-eye) about 5 years ago under perfect conditions, my heart nearly stopped, it was amazing.
Good shots. To hear the excitement in your voice means a lot. That's how I sounded after getting my first photos of the Northern Lights.
Great video! Love Ash's honest reaction. Keep up the great work buddy!
I could see the shape of it! So awesome!
Hi Trevor. If it was easy anyone could do it. That's what I love about the hobby. Different skills, different equipment, no 2 shots of the same object are the same. But all spectacular. Keeps us thriving to get better. Nice job
Gotta love these two , that is a feat i can't even think of trying just yet ,but im looking forward to your next try ,
Great video! Totally with you on feeling 'under pressure' better than my first attempt!
OMG This was so cool and its really need patience to take the picture of ISS. Its my personal experience. A moving sky object in 7.66 km/s with taking its photo is really hard . CONGRAGULATIONAS Astro ,you did it in first attempt
Outstanding! Inspiring focal skills complimented w extreme discipline.
This is a different genre, when I first got a DSLR, I went with my dad, and snapped all day at various things at an airport. The sun was setting and suddenly a silver Douglas DC-3 did a really low fly by.. All gold light, hitting a silver bodied plane... I lifted my camera, and snapped away.. A full card Icon showed up in the viewfinder of my Nikon... I will never forget that moment.
"I shot the international space station"
Government: _you what??_
But I did not shoot the deputy.
That was great photo!!! Congrats on a successful first session!
Love the video. Thanks for sharing everything about Astrophotography with us. Greetings from Albuquerque, NM
Great video thanks 🙏 well done on your work
Love your enthusiastic approach bud
Wow, what a great channel. Thanks for all the great tips and techniques. Looking forward to using my 8SE in far west Texas in Sept. Clear skies Trevor.
Great job! I use the ISS detector app to see when its going to be closest to earth and straight right above you! It gives you more time to capture it too! When it crosses straight above you it usually takes 6 minutes to cross ! That's a good amount of time!
Your the most interesting CZcamsr ive ever seen because i love space stuff good work kèep it up.
IM trying to find this photo i took 3 years ago with my iPhone 6 Plus - I shit you not, the picture i got with that phone was better than any picture I’ve gotten since as far as clarity and being able to see the actual solar panels and everything - i was blown away bc it was UNAIDED, and the KEY i think to the clarity was catching it right at the perfect timing between dusk and dark. . . I got find it because i forgot about it until i just watched this - nice job though mate! LOVE YOUR STUFF!
Another fabulous Educational video from Trevor... Great Job.. Your video editing skills are really top of the class.. Great Going Trevor.. you keep us entertained! Thank You.
AMAZING 👏 FAILURE IS LIVING ...NOTHING IS LEARNED WITHOUT IT. Thanks for sharing Trevor
I attempted the ISS transit of the Moon a few years ago. The wonderful part about living in Southern Ontario is the weather always gets you. Clouds obscured the Moon mere minutes before the transit took place. I do know your excitement. I took a photo of Saturn. It is a little dot, but you can see the rings. The photo is not very good .... but still I love it.
I look forward to your videos, thank you for the time and effort you put in to make it happen!
Not a terrible first try, Trevor. My first try (and a few after that) were worse lol. You've definitely got the gear to get the picture I think you'll be happy with. I've got a couple successful images that I've taken handheld with a 600mm lens on my D7200. I use 1/1000sec, F/6.3-8, and like ISO 400 I believe. I just snap like 20-30 when its highest in the sky.
Been watching your channel a while, I had a question for you or anyone here really. I have a skywatcher 10inch classic Dob. I really want to get into deepsky photography. I was thinking the Eq6R-pro and esprit 120, or should I put my classic dob on an AZ mount instead? I dont have a preference toward refractor or reflector, I just want to capture the deepsky stuff
I made a ISS lunar transit sequence shot a couple years ago. Now I have to go after it again. Thank you for the renewed ISS inspiration.
Excellent video Trevor, really want to try this as well. I had to laugh at 2:29 with Rudy, “hey Trevor practice on me, zoom zoom” and at 10:44, I feel your pain, how many times have I shown my wife a picture I’m excited about and she says, “hm that’s nice” 😂. Rudy’s new house is looking ace as well 👍🏻
Really thanks for your Videos ❤️
Awesome job at your first attempt!
"What happened?"
OUCH!!!!
Lmfao. Gotta love em!!!!
Nice brother I am very happy to see you and astrobiscuit in one video🙂🙂🙂
Next target is capturing dancing Thanos with thor 🤣
Hey Trevor. Your videos are awesome as usual. Thank you for being who you are. As far as shooting the ISS, all you need is TheSkyX or something similar to automate/simulate an imaging session where the next ISS pass will occur. So your imaging gear will be doing business as usual until the time the ISS will go through your FOV at which point you switch to video. You can simulate it before the next time since we can easily access this information on your astronomy software. So say next time the ISS will cross the area of the Rho Ophiuchus between 11h06 and 11h07 pm on the 2nd of Aug. then simply go on as usual for an imaging session of that particular area say by 10h45h pm, ensuring proper astrometric solution, perfect focus and guiding... and so on. Then start the video before 11h06. Cheers, Chris.
That is pretty good Trevor. Congrats. I never tried to chase it like you I always drove somewhere and waited for it to cross the moon but your way seems to work. I completely missed the first time I tried it. - Cheers Kurt
Excellent! I'm going to give this a try. And thanks for the SkillShare introduction, I am one of your 1,000!
It moves fast, I thought you did a great job, and I look forward to your next effort. Your astrophotography skills are impressive, I'm sure you'll succeed!
That was cool thanks for sharing 💞
I enjoyed the video work as always Trevor! Keep up this energy :D As for the ISS image, an H-a filter with a mono cam might be useful. My first attempt at the ISS transiting the moon was an exciting yet rushed and blurry attempt during the day, but the results were better than what I thought. I'm looking forward to your next attempt!
Enjoyed your ISS experience video! Thx for sharing.
The relief and excitement in his voice had me smiling lol
Not bad for a first try! good job and now to wait for the next round cheers bro!
My strategy was do the focus on the moon, wait for a passage around the zenit, because there, the ISS is so much close to us. The secret is make a video with a high speed exposure shutter and after, select the best frame.
Having the ISS app. on my phone, I'm constantly running outside at all hours and temperatures (NE PA). Only missing opportunities due to cloud cover. Binoculars so far, but now... Ohhhh telescope, I must try! Ash's reaction was priceless ! I had a pass once that was 90 degrees overhead, Bliss. :) Subscribed!