I took the best parts of the launches of STS-119 and STS-130 and put them together into a single "night launch" video. Both launches were recorded from the same spot 12 miles away from the launch pad with an 8" LX200 and Canon XTi camera. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAVdjIS4mx8
Watch for the bright reflection of the iROSA solar array mid-way through the pass. Also notice how ISS has yawed 180° from its normal orientation with Dragon on the "rear" facing side of the station due to the high beta angle.
This video was filmed using an 8" Meade LX200 Classic with a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera with a 2x barlow at f/20. Tracking was performed using my SatTraker software:
https://github.com/AstronomyLiveYt/SatTraker
A compiled executable of SatTraker is available to all channel members.
Video stabilized in post using custom software.
Music: Between the Rings by Stellardrone
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II6AXJyqnAI
Stacked HDR image of Parsamian 21:
http://h.dropcanvas.com/e5f38/Par21%20stack2HDR.jpg
What's really in the missing Google Sky image:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YfQCl4TLXE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbyf92T1ih0
This was a spectacular morning twilight launch which went into sunlight right at booster separation while it was still dark down on the ground below.
This video is also my first time experimenting with Nvidia's Super SloMo AI algorithm (https://github.com/avinashpaliwal/Super-SloMo ) to interpolate slow motion video from 30 fps source video. The AI seems to work best with objects that are moving smoothly, like at liftoff and at engine cutoff.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhWv8mvwIyM
Analysis of the satellites most at risk of a collision with asteroid 2012 DA14 in February 2013. The risk of an impact with any satellite is extremely low, but if it does collide, it will be with one of these.
Monte Carlo solutions calculated with FindOrb, solutions displayed and compared to satellite positions using ORSA.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJHsAb9urxw
ISS was tracked at an INSANE 11 meter equivalent focal length using SatTraker. The footage was stabilized in post, but the raw footage was also live streamed last night without stabilization.
SatTraker: https://github.com/AstronomyLiveYt/SatTraker/blob/master/SatTrakerBetaV5.py
All channel members get access to compiled executables of SatTraker and UFOTraker!
Music: Ascent by Stellardrone
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvO0ut63BDA
An overview of the behind-the-scenes NASA Social event for the first test flight of Orion. The dawn of Orion is here.
Music: Final Approach by Martin Kirkhaug
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPWsuMjHauM
Music: 'Decoherence' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Photos and time lapse captured with a Google Pixel 6 Pro on 5-10-24
The trails are airplanes flying through the field of view
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yYjOd01EDw