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!
Bump for dreamers and insomniacs!!
Well worth the view if the weather is clear!
Another PHENOMENAL show!
I sat in my front yard, waiting.... waiting... like an old Tom Petty song.... nuthin.
So I went on the porch to grab a brew and turned around and it was about 20 degrees above the horizon.
Moved swiftly, but much brighter than Venus, RA was 85 from my location so went almost directly overhead.
Dropped down eastward towards the moon, then fell away.
And I was thinking the whole time “There’s people up there...”
Space bump!
Tonight could be some very good viewing indeed. I should correct my original post, though. In NO case will it ever be visible for 15 minutes, I would estimate the longest time it might be visible to be about 4 1/2 minutes.
At 10:25 tonight, it is again flying almost directly over the Seattle area, and weather permitting I will be watching. Also, as an added bonus, a Russian spacecraft is getting close and will be docking, so with a little luck, should be able to see them both.
Overflys continue.
And now the moon is waning from full, so some good sightings will occur!
IF the shuttle gets off tomorrow, it is scheduled to rendezvous with ISS.
Might be an added bonus!
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