Posted on 07/06/2009 7:24:57 PM PDT by djf
TheInternational Space Station is making a series of flyovers over North America for the next week or so. Durations of sightings can be almost 15 minutes in some cases with magnitudes of up to -4 or so (which is easily visible during daylight)!
If the clouds break here, I'll be looking tonight!
track it at N2y0.com
Nothing unusual - check out this site for site specific viewing information (along with the very cool iridium flares): http://www.heavens-above.com/
ping
And the shouts from the crowd....
Jump!
Jump you jerk! Go ahead, jump!!
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Caught your post just a few minutes before the ISS passed overhead. Thanks. That was something I’ve been wanting to do. It was right on time, easily visible for minutes.
Cloudless night and a full moon; ISS just passed over head here in SW Ohio. Brightest thing in the sky moving SW to NE. There was another satellite that was on the same path ISS just moments behind. Very cool.
It passed over central NC at 10:42 and was in view for 5 minutes, moving from SW to NE. We had a good view tonight.Cool!
Excellent!
Beautiful sighting in San Diego. Thanks for the heads up.
Head-in-the-clouds bump!
Clear here in Seattle now, waiting for the 10:47 transit or the 00:22
Just flew over Central California, 10:46. Beautiful! It’s supposed to be even brighter Tuesday night, about 9:35. I may video the thang.
UPDATE:
10:47 PM transit complete!
SPECTACULAR VIEW here south of Seattle. When I very first went out, I didn’t see anything, it was a bit cloudy in the WSW. Then, I viewed a dull, star like object just a couple degrees above the horizon.
It soon moved above the thin clouds into a crystal clear part of the sky. Tried to see if I could see any detail with my 8X50 binoculars, but it was just moving too fast for me to get a good focus, so I just eyeballed it. A bit brighter than Venus at it’s brightest.
Took less than a minute and a half for it to get to the highest point (38 degrees this time), then it kept moving east bound, and got lost in the Doug firs over there.
For any FReepers who like the space stuff, I highly recommend seeing if you can catch it. Also might be worth waking up the rug rats if conditions are good and you know for sure you know what you’re looking for!
Excellent! We saw the same pass!!
Sure moves pretty quick, eh?
Yes. Wish I had 25 million dollars so I could go up there with the Russki’s. What a view it would be.
I’ve been asked more than once, “What the hell are you doing staring up at the sky?”
I’ve found there are two reactions to a really bright iridium flare: Excited - “Oh, cool!”; or indifferent - “Was that it?”
Kind of like the women who’ve known me.
Pie-in-the-sky bump!
Could be some good viewing tonight!
Waiting for the 11 PM pass here in Seattle, mag -4, highest ascension 85 degrees which means it is passing almost directly overhead!
Wake the kids up! Well worth seeing!
When-pigs-fly bump!
Many area of the country should have excellent visibility tonight!
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