http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/ Permutations of seemingly innocuos musings, and strange guesstimations. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-68 Jason Adams Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:35:27 +0000 http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-68 Great post, thanks for the link! Great post, thanks for the link!

]]> http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-65 realworldnumbers Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:54:46 +0000 http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-65 Ed, that is an awesome tip! Even though it's out of focus, i'd still love to check out the pics. Why not send me a copy at realworldnumbers@rippul.com ... I wonder what part of the world do you live in. Ed, that is an awesome tip! Even though it’s out of focus, i’d still love to check out the pics. Why not send me a copy at realworldnumbers@rippul.com … I wonder what part of the world do you live in.

]]> http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-64 Ed Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:55:20 +0000 http://realworldnumbers.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/amateur-astronomy-watching-the-sky-for-the-iss/#comment-64 This is great advice for folks wanting to see the ISS. One thing to add for folks wanting to take a picture - focus ahead of time on the moon or stars or something extremely distant. This morning, I tried to get the Moon, Venus and the ISS in the same frame (they were all within 6 degrees of each other) and misadjusted my focus. I got the shot, but it's out of focus. Ah well... This is great advice for folks wanting to see the ISS. One thing to add for folks wanting to take a picture – focus ahead of time on the moon or stars or something extremely distant. This morning, I tried to get the Moon, Venus and the ISS in the same frame (they were all within 6 degrees of each other) and misadjusted my focus. I got the shot, but it’s out of focus. Ah well…

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