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Clear skies at night, then go satellite watching
Last night it was pretty much cloudless so went out to see if I could spot the International Space Station passing overhead.
It was a lot brighter than I was expecting so it was dead easy to see as it passed from East to West across the sky at just after 10.30pm.
Check on this website for more info:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys/country.php
Alien Entity
Location: North East UK
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I'm InSpace.
I've seen that passing over quite a few times. I'll bet there's plenty of people who think they've spotted a UFO!
It should be visible from where I live at 10:54:37 pm tonight.
Shian7
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- Choshu.
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OOhh how exciting - 10:28:28pm here - "very bright"
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If you look in the right direction it'll be dead obvious.
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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It says West, I should be able to manage that, I was in the Scouts...
Alex
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Alien Entity
Location: North East UK
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Well if you get stuck, it's generally in the direction that the big hot orange thing disappears.
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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Location: Southampton
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I'm drunk.
10.54 here as well. And were having a BBQ tonight so I will already be outside.
Alien Entity
Location: North East UK
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I'm now feeling inspired to drag the telescope outside and do a spot of stargazing... haven't done that for a while.
I wonder if Saturn is visible tonight...
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
Alien Entity
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Don't get too engrossed with the sausages though, the ISS will only be in the sky for half a minute or so. It'll be the bright thing moving west - east quite quickly!Originally Posted by Techno Commander
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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Location: Southampton
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I'm drunk.
I have seen it before and was quite surprised how quickly it traversed the sky.
I am sure that by 10.50 I will be engrossed with the beer and that is a whole different proposition.
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