ISS Airlock Hatch (Thermal Cover) photographed from the Ground
Taken by Ralf Vandebergh on November 7, 2019 @
the Netherlands
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According to these analyses I photographed the hatch of the ISS airlock from the ground, actually the highly reflective thermal cover that covers the hatch.The Quest Joint Airlock is the 'door' for spacewalkers. Here is where they egress and ingress the ISS. The measurements around the y and x - axes indicate that there is a bright detail at the right location as in the comparing space-based image. Some of the high pressure gas tanks on the outside of the airlock are separately visible and marked in the image. These tanks are used to recharge the spacesuites. Note also the resolved old KU-band dish antenna which was at the time of imaging still present at that location. This is the location where now the Tranquility node is mounted (visible in the comparing image on the right). The image was taken using a fully manually tracked 10 inch Newtonian telescope and color camcorder.
Photographer's website:
https://http://www.ralfvandebergh-astrophotography.simpsite.nl/home
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