See the International Space Station tonight

Gregster · 25 Feb 2012 at 20:37

Lol Perma. At least you made an attempt of a pic. Most here just bragged at the sighting without sharing

TheBigCheese · 25 Feb 2012 at 20:52

PermaBanned said:
This button:

Or "ctrl+z"

*facepalm*

Great stuff thanks!

~Mike~ · 25 Feb 2012 at 21:02

Missed the ISS but the sky is lovely and clear, can see Venus and Jupiter.

Will look tomoorow for the ISS.

Edit

Just been outside again, can see Mars and several satellites and lots of stars! Lovely clear sky here but cold.

Also installed Stellarium, great program.

Turbo-G · 25 Feb 2012 at 21:04

Missed the ISS but can see Venus very clearly with the naked eye (really bright blob!)

tom_nieto · 25 Feb 2012 at 21:19

Pretty sure I saw it on Sunday from near Ascot. Very bright and fast moving across the sky. Awe inspiring!

cainer · 25 Feb 2012 at 21:25

tom_nieto said:
Pretty sure I saw it on Sunday from near Ascot. Very bright and fast moving across the sky. Awe inspiring!

that would have been at either 18:45 or 20:21, they were the only visable passes last sunday
the 18:45 pass was much brighter than the one at 20:21 so it was probably the first pass you saw

Fran · 25 Feb 2012 at 23:12

G0JVK said:
If you are in the UK click here

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdat...ion.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England

then on your nearest town or city for details of all passings

Thank you

As you might guess I missed it, I miss everything, even meteorite showers.
If we ever get struck by a minor planet I can guarantee I'll be asleep or in the bath.

That character in the Day of the Triffids who misses the light show, that would be me, 100% :rolleyes:

PermaBanned · 25 Feb 2012 at 23:18

Hmm, according to that site the best next opportunity might be 06:33 PM tomorrow, rather than 8:09. That's still after sunset, isn't it?

NinetyOne · 25 Feb 2012 at 23:57

God dammit how did I miss this.

DcD · 26 Feb 2012 at 12:58

Damn it, I missed it...

Then again, probably not much chance of seeing it in South London anyway. :/

Rangler · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:02

RomanNose said:
Just an easy way of knowing where it is going to appear.

How do i get Stellarium to display that info please.?

Yas786 · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:08

Seen the ISS a few times here in London over the past few yrs...very fast and bright.

Always a welcome sight to see it whizzing over.

Rangler · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:19

Rangler said:
How do i get Stellarium to display that info please.?

Found it thanks

great app.

cainer · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:57

i might try stellarium again, last time i had a problem with it, it would only be animated whilst moving my mouse, then freeze untill i move my mouse again

Tingtangmakadingdong · 26 Feb 2012 at 15:36

I know this question should belong in the Apple software thread but since we're on the topic is there a decent iPhone app to track the ISS? I've got the NASA app and that basically shows the path along a map, I am after something that would show the ISS's path in AR view.

Theophany · 26 Feb 2012 at 18:08

CaptainRAVE said:
Venus and Jupiter are very bright tonight. Can see them clearly even with all the light pollution of Exeter.

The light pollution of Exeter is akin to shining a torch in the sky.

But I do miss the place terribly. And Timepiece. And Arena - is that dive still in business?

DJMK4 · 26 Feb 2012 at 18:10

Going to see if I can spot it tonight, there is a passing at around 6:33 and another one at 8.08pm

~Mike~ · 26 Feb 2012 at 18:15

DJMK4 said:
Going to see if I can spot it tonight, there is a passing at around 6:33 and another one at 8.08pm

Same here, not sure if its going to be dark enough at 6.33pm.

raikesi · 26 Feb 2012 at 18:17

Going to try and see it soon, live in the country so have very little light pollution so have high hopes!

DJMK4 · 26 Feb 2012 at 18:18

Mike306 said:
Same here, not sure if its going to be dark enough at 6.33pm.

i know

still looks a tad to light out here, however you can see the odd bright star