Author Topic: International Spacestation flyover (Read 6401 times)

Buzz · « **on:** 14 April 2014, 09:25:02 am »

Tonight at 8:15pm there should be a great clear skies for the ISS flyover. I saw it go over on Saturday and it was massive (for something 200 miles away anyway), well worth 5 minutes of your time.

http://iss.astroviewer.net/observation.php?lon=-0.12548719999995228&lat=51.508515&name=London

Fazerider · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:32:22 am »

Thanks for the heads-up.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 April 2014, 11:54:49 am »

Oooh, thanks for this

Phil · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 April 2014, 12:50:47 pm »

Thanks for the link, clear skies forecast for tonight and it goes almost directly over my house.

Mon, Apr. 14, 2014	Begin	Maximum	End
Time (BST):	8:15:50 PM	8:16:12 PM	8:19:31 PM
Direction:	W	NNW	E
Altitude:	69°	89°	10°

Shame there is a feckin great pine tree in next doors garden

fireblake · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 April 2014, 01:24:15 pm »

Any wood going as I have a log burner. Thanks for the info. I'll be outside and straining ny neck upwards.

Exupnut · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 April 2014, 06:29:11 pm »

More like 9:50 pm

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_Kingdom&region=England&city=London

Dead Eye · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 April 2014, 06:43:13 pm »

Exupnut - I think that site is using a different Timezone, previously posted times should be correct as they are BST

Fazerider · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 April 2014, 07:16:43 pm »

And I've just noticed there's an Iridium flare during the ISS pass where I am this evening (anyone within a dozen miles of the line from Northampton to Chichester should be able to see that too).

taylor · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:25:23 pm »

the invisible spacestation just flew over wales, I know cos I used there tracker lol, seen sweet fa,

HarryHornby · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:27:59 pm »

OH WOW, that was amazing! it was like a really bright star shooting over head, it looked like it flew right over us. I even woke up my 7 year old daughter to see it. Thanks for the heads up on this. Amazing to think people are up there!

Buzz · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:29:35 pm »

Yep, brightest thing in the sky. Not as bright as on Saturday though - will be back at 9:50pm.

red98 · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:31:27 pm »

Missed it last time

......try again at 9.50

HarryHornby · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:33:43 pm »

Jupiter and Mars are really bright at the mo too. Really should get the telescope out. We moved house last year and it's stayed up in the loft, time to get it down me thinks.

ChristoT · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:37:44 pm »

Missed it completely. Although summat in the South south west was bloody bright (and bloody static

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darrsi · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:38:53 pm »

Was standing outside my local with a mate, the pair of us looking up into an empty sky like a pair of planespotters!
Didn't see it, plus people started staring at us.

darrsi · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 April 2014, 08:40:05 pm »

Found the full moon though........that was easy.

taylor · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:18:01 pm »

it could have been worse, a bus could have stopped for you .

fazersharp · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:51:36 pm »

Been watching the flyovers for years and have seen them with the space shuttle right behind "chasing" it to doc.
Iridium flares are even more spectacular, the lower the number the brighter the object the station at the mo is -3.5 or somthing but a good flare will be -8

slimwilly · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:55:46 pm »

I just saw it

darrsi · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:56:04 pm »

Got it this time

Arfa · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:57:28 pm »

Ditto! Pretty funky, mad, never seen it flyby before.

So how come it started off really bright in the West, but as it went over to the East, it just faded away and seemingly disappeared mid way over?!

slimwilly · « **Reply #21 on:** 14 April 2014, 09:58:54 pm »

There is no lights on it , its just the angle of the sun shining on it, ask Noggy , he knows everything

taylor · « **Reply #22 on:** 14 April 2014, 10:00:08 pm »

sin it

Arfa · « **Reply #23 on:** 14 April 2014, 10:00:58 pm »

Quote from: slimwilly on 14 April 2014, 09:58:54 pm

There is no lights on it , its just the angle of the sun shining on it, ask Noggy , he knows everything

I see, that makes sense. I guess in the West it catches the sun, but as it goes round it must sink behind the Earth's shadow.

Wade90 · « **Reply #24 on:** 14 April 2014, 10:03:28 pm »

I saw it too! Certainly very bright and very fast!