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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi<div><br></div><div>Any viewing of the sun during daylight, ever, requires proper filtration. Either a Mylar solar filter or a Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope are absolutely required. The transit will only be visible with a properly equipped filter, and the ISS will transit across the sun in a period of about one second... or less. While it might be possible to see the station if you are watching the sun with a solar-equipped telescope, it's much more likely that you can get an image with a camera shooting video of the whole sun's disk, such as a DSLR. </div><div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>- David <br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:21:42 -0400<br>From: bscphm@gmail.com<br>To: astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton ISS Solar Transit on August 27<br><br><div dir="ltr">15 degrees? Does that require a solar filter?</div><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="ecxgmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Muhammad Basil Ahmad</font></div><div><font size="1" face="verdana, sans-serif">RPh, HonBSc, BScPhm, CDE</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 2:03 PM, David Galbraith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dr_d_a_galbraith@hotmail.com" target="_blank">dr_d_a_galbraith@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="auto"><div>This is really interesting</div><div><br></div><div>Fyi - a clear view of the western horizon will be necessary, as the sun will be at 15 degrees elevation or less at transit.</div><div><br></div><div>Weather forecast at the moment not looking great, however. <br><br><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div>David<div><br><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><span><div><br>On Aug 23, 2015, at 11:17, Muhammad Basil Ahmad <<a href="mailto:bscphm@gmail.com" target="_blank">bscphm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Coming up over the Hamilton area.</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, August 27, 2015 around 6:25 PM.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll be at work, otherwise, I'd try to photograph it.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.calsky.com/?Transitline=&showhome=&obs=4870767060583&tdt=2457262.43482751&sat=25544&interval=0.00011574&step=0.00000231&mainbody=0" target="_blank">https://www.calsky.com/?Transitline=&showhome=&obs=4870767060583&tdt=2457262.43482751&sat=25544&interval=0.00011574&step=0.00000231&mainbody=0</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Muhammad Basil Ahmad</font></div><div><font size="1" face="verdana, sans-serif">RPh, HonBSc, BScPhm, CDE</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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