International Space Station Overhead tonight - twice

JIM_BOB7813 · 14 Aug 2007 at 21:01

Going over again in about 15 mins. West to east south-east

edit: too cloudy =[

Vita · 14 Aug 2007 at 21:18

Think I just seen it. Or was that a plane :\, it moved really fast and looked like a star.

Fuzz · 14 Aug 2007 at 21:23

Rollox... phone rang and I missed it AGAIN.

It was a woman... you know how it is. :rolleyes:

Gonzo0 · 14 Aug 2007 at 22:20

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/multimedia/index.html

Check out the gallerys of STS-118 and view the high res pictures, very detailed pictures.

Domo · 15 Aug 2007 at 04:51

Just to add to this. I live in the South East and saw what could have only been the ISS pass by directly overhead from west to east just after 10pm on Sunday. We were getting ready for the Perseids.

This thing was as bright (if not brighter) than an aircrafts landing lights as it earily approached at some rate of knots.

JIM_BOB7813 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:18

-------- Thread revival --------

Going over again tonight, just after 20:20 depending where you are.
check out http://www.heavens-above.com/ for more info.
Going from WSW to SSW

Baz · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:23

Bah, its cloudy

JoDaMa · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:28

Can't see it from Oxford and its clear here

JIM_BOB7813 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:31

Thiras said:
Can't see it from Oxford and its clear here

It only lasted 2 mins, from 20:22 ~ 20:24.

It will go over again tomorrow, between 19:10 and 19:15. peak at 19:13.
Look SW.

JoDaMa · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:33

Must have missed it by 1 minute

I went outside at 20:25. Ill definately have another look tomorrow

Booner! · 8 Oct 2007 at 21:15

Thiras said:
Can't see it from Oxford and its clear here

i didnt see it either

Bes · 11 Feb 2008 at 16:43

Going up a radio tower with my D80 here in Madrid tonight.. Will see if I can get anything, as it's dead clear here

FreeStream · 3 Aug 2010 at 21:42

Thought i'd update this thread again, THREE years later, wow

Anyway, times up until 12th August 2010:

For starts, max and ends, the data is layed out as so: Time, altitude (IE degrees above horizon) and rough heading.

Date - Magnitude - Starts - Max Brightness - Ends
7 Aug -1.7 05:17:24 10 SSW 05:19:47 22 SSE 05:22:09 10 E
8 Aug -0.8 04:11:07 10 SSE 04:11:54 11 SE 04:12:40 10 ESE
9 Aug -1.9 04:36:33 12 SSW 04:38:37 24 SSE 04:41:06 10 E
10 Aug -1.0 03:30:53 12 SE 03:30:53 12 SE 03:31:56 10 ESE
10 Aug -3.1 05:02:37 10 SW 05:05:31 48 SSE 05:08:24 10 E
11 Aug -2.2 03:56:48 24 S 03:57:23 26 SSE 03:59:58 10 E
11 Aug -3.5 05:29:32 10 WSW 05:32:31 81 S 05:35:30 10 E
12 Aug -3.3 04:22:41 23 SW 04:24:15 52 SSE 04:27:10 10 E

5th June 2010

jwest · 3 Aug 2010 at 22:36

Grrrr, I've just been standing out on the street trying to see it, not realising that im 3 years too late!

FreeStream · 3 Aug 2010 at 22:42

jwest said:
Grrrr, I've just been standing out on the street trying to see it, not realising that im 3 years too late!

Haha, muppet

Nick1881 · 3 Aug 2010 at 22:45

I lol'd

Thanks for the update, I'll try to remember to get out and have a look.

fanger · 3 Aug 2010 at 23:51

Concorde Rules said:
Thought i'd update this thread again, THREE years later, wow

Anyway, times up until 12th August 2010:

Thanks for posting.
Also, looking forward to the ever increasing probability of seeing F-BTSD overhead at some point :-)

- know you did loads for the Vulcan TTS project. Nice one mate.

fanger

Greenlizard0 · 4 Aug 2010 at 00:03

Bah, I miss this every time.

Greenlizard0 · 4 Aug 2010 at 07:08

May as well put this here - but there were 4 massive solar eruptions recently, strong enough to cause 'non polar auroras' on Earth.

Anybody know/see anything?

Cosimo · 4 Aug 2010 at 09:21

Greenlizard0 said:
May as well put this here - but there were 4 massive solar eruptions recently, strong enough to cause 'non polar auroras' on Earth.

Anybody know/see anything?

It has been mentioned here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18170964