Posted on 07/04/2011 9:09:09 PM PDT by Yaelle
The coolest thing ever! That was amazing. Waiting for the fireworks but to see the space station go by was even cooler!
Anyone else see it too?
did it look like a shooting star? Then I believe I saw it.
Even more mind blowing is what that idiot in the White House is doing to our space program and NASA.
Yes it did look like a slow and steady shooting star! Really bright with suns reflected light! So you saw it too!
Freeping on the rooftop patio with my iPhone.
If you go to Heavens-above.com you can see when it’s scheduled to go overhead. I’ve seen it twice by coincidence and several times because of the website.
I know. Sad. Not for one second when I saw it fly past did I worry “how will this help the Muslims ?”
Years ago I was fishing with a relative of mine in the middle of the night. I leaned back to look up at the stars a bit and sure enough, little white dot.
Overcast here... I can’t even hope to see a Station Wagon...
Good for you!
>>Heavens-above.com<<
Cool site, thanks for posting it.
It will take me a bit to familiarize myself with the UI, but it will be worth it.
That sucker’s pretty big aint it?
It is impressive to watch the ISS orbit past with the shuttle nearby as the shuttle approaches or disconnects from the ISS. Keep a watch on that Heavens above site for the viewing schedule when that last shuttle in up.
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Right when I made my post, somebody in the neighborhood launched a skylantern.
I had no sooner hit post and I watched this thing go by my window. What the hell is that? I estimate it went every bit of 750' and probably a mile or so downrange before winking out.
Neat!
I am always amazed by the way people "ho-hum" space flight. I'm actually going to see the shuttle land on the 20th. When people ask me why I get excited about the shuttle I always explain it this way:
Seven people (4 this week) are going to attach themselves to 5 hydrogen bombs (2 SRB's and the Shuttle's main engines), intentionally ignite them and use the force of the explosions to propel themselves into orbit somewhere between 200 and 400 miles above the face of the Earth traveling at approximately 17,254 miles per hour. While doing that they are going to catch up with another vehicle traveling the same speed and altitude and then attach the two vehicles to each other. After about 12 days they will then re-ignite three of those hydrogen bombs to cause it to plummet back to the surface with absolutely no hope of a second chance or "do-over" if they make so much as a tiny mistake.
Sounds easy, right?
Help me out here - that website (or my ignorance) is very confusing. How can I find out if it ever passes over the South Florida sky?
Wow - that is a great pic!
I can’t believe what they do. I am in total awe. It’s brains and beauty rolled into one. I am lucky to have grown up with space travel. It’s pretty amazing.
I’ve seen it pass overhead when I was home in Idaho with a perfectly clear sky. I had checked the website, so I knew when and where to watch. They have Iridium schedules too.
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