I have seen it before quite a few times but due to bad weather for the last
month or so it has been a no show.
Tonight 10:50 BST the ISS went over here N.Wales UK
It still leaves me gobsmacked, it was only supposed to be about a -2.7 but
at one point for approx 5 secs I will swear it would cast shadows.
I followed it from W to E for 3 mins.
anyone interested should visit spaceweather.com and on the right side there
is a satellite flyby icon click on there to get times and directions for
their location
The bad bit is that my binoculars are not here and it is no good trying to
track in my 3.5" ref because it moves to quick.
hope weather stays OK for next couple of days as it should go up to -3.7
It’s impressive isn’t it I’ve seen it a few times here, but the best
was seeing the space shuttle gliding over the other year (STS-120) when
it flew in from the northwest only time over land and cut across about
90 miles north but was very visible and fast… lol
Alas our weather here has been stormy the last few days, so no gazing
at the night sky for me. Will need to wait for August for the Perseid
meteor shower which is impressive at times
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Malcolm adjusted his/her AFDB on Monday 11 May 2009 23:52 to write:
> It’s impressive isn’t it I’ve seen it a few times here, but the best
> was seeing the space shuttle gliding over the other year (STS-120) when
> it flew in from the northwest only time over land and cut across about
> 90 miles north but was very visible and fast… lol
The last time the ISS was visible and the weather was good was about 2
months ago??? ( mind failing here ) was when the shuttle was up and
connected, I did manage to get a brilliant look through my bins on full zoom
and I swear they were waving as they went past
But really could see both, the sun had not long gone down and I was at a
different location where the light pollution is drastically less, the sun
hit them and it looked like a firework had gone off. nearly painful on the
old peepers for a second or two.
I was like a kid with a toy, and I am old enough to remember listening to
sputnik on something my dad cobbled together( he was a radio eng in the RAF)
>
> Alas our weather here has been stormy the last few days, so no gazing
> at the night sky for me. Will need to wait for August for the Perseid
> meteor shower which is impressive at times
>
Yep i can normally be found laying down in the back garden on occasion ( and
I have not had a drink for years )
Malcolm adjusted his/her AFDB on Tuesday 12 May 2009 00:32 to write:
> Hi
> Bit to young for sputnik (still in diapers…) but did get to see the
> moon landing
>
> This is what they are doing back in the home country (NZ) for light
> pollution. <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489782,00.html>
Excellent.
Unfortunately I have a football ground 1/2 mile away and the lights there on
some nights completely wipe out even the most brightest of the start.
I spent some time working in NZ in the 70`s around Aukland, stayed in
Takapuna Bay if the grey cells are working.
The only other place around the world that looks like Wales
I spent some time working in NZ in the 70`s around Aukland, stayed in
Takapuna Bay if the grey cells are working.
The only other place around the world that looks like Wales
@baskitcaise: I live just up the road (Hibiscus Coast) from there. I have some nice memories of traveling over Servern Bridge into Wales (Cardfiff, Newport etc) a couple of times. Never made it to North Wales sadly, but I hear its postcard material.
deano ferrari adjusted his/her AFDB on Sunday 17 May 2009 23:56 to write:
>
>> I spent some time working in NZ in the 70`s around Aukland, stayed in
>> Takapuna Bay if the grey cells are working.
>>
>> The only other place around the world that looks like Wales
>
> @baskitcaise: I live just up the road (Hibiscus Coast) from there. I
> have some nice memories of traveling over Servern Bridge into Wales
> (Cardfiff, Newport etc) a couple of times. Never made it to North Wales
> sadly, but I hear its postcard material.
>
>
Yep, 10 ,9m walk to sea side, 15 min drive into deep country side, approx
1/2 hour to bottom of Snowdon would not have it any other way.
Pity I am to old ( read decrepit ) to no longer surf, ski or rock climb,
looking and walking will suffice for me now
I’ve seen it a few times here, but the best