PSA - ISS Visible tonight

mikev

Got this from a co-worker, thought I'd share:

If anyone is interested, this is a fun thing to watch. The values below are valid for the lat/lon in Rockledge, but will be pretty much the same for any location in the area. You can sign up for alerts at https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/. Enjoy!

Time: Wed Jul 27 8:35 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 49°, Appears: 18° above SSW, Disappears: 11° above NE

Polar

thank you

WaterEngineer

Thank you. I have family here. We will go to the beach tonight and watch.

hatcity

saw it this morning is Stuart
5:36 am for six minutes
NNW to SE

[email protected] Special

Thanks for this post. Wife and I watched it go overhead last night at the 8:33 passing. We could not believe how bright and easy to see it was!

Polar

I shined a laser pointer at it

10X

Polar wrote: »

I shined a laser pointer at it

From ISS: Rough translation from Russian: "Some a-rocket just beamed me with laser! Send launch code to Putin."

Thanks, Polar.

Finger Mullet

I got a moderately priced telescope I purchased for my daughters, its about 10 years old, do you think I could get a decent glimpse? I'm in N Palm Beach a little south of you.

mikev

I don't see why not. Get on the alerts and it will let you know when you can see it again.

drkptt

Finger Mullet wrote: »

I got a moderately priced telescope I purchased for my daughters, its about 10 years old, do you think I could get a decent glimpse? I'm in N Palm Beach a little south of you.

It moves fast. Might have better luck with binoculars.

Finger Mullet

Good tip, I thought the sucker was geostationary, well if she is skooting, a good set of binoculars I do not have, but a sweet scope I do.

10X

Seen it twice. It moves out!

jad1097

There have been some meteor showers that will peak in the next couple nights. Gonna be bigger ones in a couple weeks


http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/delta-aquarids-kick-off-summer-meteor-showers/

Turner River Terror

Thanks for putting that up again. I know you did it before.
This time I added it to favorites..:wink