ISS

[Mr Sam]

look to the skys at 21:31

[Mr Sam]

[Mr Sam]

gosh all you indoors folk!!!!!

 

 

ISS = international space station!!!!

 

 

would you believe the multi million dollar satellite is visible to the naked eye tonight's pass (if not obscured by cloud) should also be visible in inner city areas, people were seeing it in London last night

[Mr Sam]

bump

[bigglesmk2]

I'll have a look in about 7 minutes then

[Fiesta Steve]

How long does it last, there's a lot of sky around here, do I look north or south ?

[GT_lenny]

which way we s'posed to be looking sam?

[bigglesmk2]

Ermmm?....up lol

[Mrs O/H/C]

Cant see anything in Pastyland Sam

[Fiesta Steve]

I just saw something, it could have been a plane though!!

 

I lasted for a few minutes before dissapering, was very bright !!

[Fishtailparka]

I saw it, it was very bright. What was in front of it as there wasn't just one?

[bigglesmk2]

Yep ,think i clocked it too.....was dead bright but not flashing ,just a constant bright light ...was moving faily quick across the sky then just faded out

[Fiesta Steve]

Yep ,think i clocked it too.....was dead bright but not flashing ,just a constant bright light ...was moving faily quick across the sky then just faded out

 

 

Thats the one m8, good description here;

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... -days.html

[Mr Sam]

yup sounds like you all saw it, was REALLY bright tonight and already heard other reports something was in-front of it, most probably another satellite

[Trevmk3]

just been out a while back to take it in, Sam you are awesome may have to go into the wild tomorrow for some twilight pics and ISS trail pics

[Fiesta Steve]

yup sounds like you all saw it, was REALLY bright tonight and already heard other reports something was in-front of it, most probably another satellite

 

I saw something else too, but dismissed that as another plane, lol !!

 

Thank you Sam, because of you I have seen a real life space ship

[Mr Sam]

i can confirm the object infront of it was a Russian cargo thing that had just un-docked from the space station

 

in future it moves from the West to the East

 

 

 

next pass TODAY @ 23:07 will be dimmer and only visable for 25secs

[Trevmk3]

found a decent sighting schedule earlier for it but cant find it now, told you what times, angle duration ect to expect it to your nearest city

[Mr Sam]

 

object moving diagonally in this pic, the object moving horizontally is a plane, note the orange glow that is light pollution from leicester

 

also note the ISS is brighter than a plane, does not flash or make noise, travels quicker too

[Fiesta Steve]

gOOD PIC sAM

[Fiesta Steve]

Stupid caps lock !

[andy a]

If I stand out the back of my place tomorrow night with me air rifle what angle of dangle do I need to bring it down and whats the softest part of it so I know what to aim at?

 

Also what does it weigh, I've got a Mundano to weigh in tomorrow but if it'll pull it I'll wait til Friday and take em both in together...

[Mr Sam]

haha supposedly with the panels open its the size of a football pitch, i bet theres some real expensive metals in it though

[Fishtailparka]

I have seen it lots of times and still think you should be able to hear it.

 

 

 

( I do know why it doesn't make a noise)

[Mr Sam]

there are 2 passes tonight which should both be bright, look to where the sun has set

 

 

20:23

 

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21:59