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Title: International space station/shuttle
Post by: alfie on 27 February 2011, 09:01:57

Just wondering if anyone noticed them passing over last night,as it was a clear sky and they were quite visable even without bino,s.
They will be over tonight again at 7.03pm visable for 3 mins weather permitting.

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: Lazydocker on 27 February 2011, 09:38:07

I'd have liked to but was too busy drinking and eating curry ::)

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 27 February 2011, 10:51:10

Not last night Alfie but have seen it on other occasions. :y

A fascinating sight. 8-)

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: bluey on 27 February 2011, 11:07:48

What direction do you have to look to see them?

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: Plomien on 27 February 2011, 11:44:24

http://esa.heavens-above.com/esa/iss_step2.asp?Loc=Swansea&Lat=51.633&Lng=-3.958&TZ=GMT
you can change to your town :y

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: Varche on 27 February 2011, 12:27:47

yes, we often have good clear skies. Best time was a few years back when actually saw the shuttle separate from the Space station. Brave folk.

Most interesting thing we saw was the (secret) Spanish solar powered military drone. Very clever bit of kit.

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: alfie on 27 February 2011, 14:26:30

what direction do you have to look to see them?

It comes from the west,its the brightest thing in the sky,even more so when the shuttle is docked to it.

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: bluey on 27 February 2011, 14:49:24

Sadly it looks like the skies round here will be full of cloud this evening.  Oh well, I'll have a butchers later anyway just in case.

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: Webby the Bear on 27 February 2011, 18:22:01

i only have binoculars for one reason!!!  :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: bluey on 27 February 2011, 19:05:04

Well I took a look and did see a small white dot very high up race across the sky until it disappeared behind a cloud, so I'm guessing that was it?

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: zirk on 27 February 2011, 19:45:47

Well went out to have a look, quiet impressed a lot faster and brighter than I was expecting, pretty much straight up, 90 degrees down here in Epping Forest.

Thanks guys, love this forum, my first IFO, well apart from my abduction 20 yeas ago but dont like to talk about that.

Chris  :y

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: alfie on 27 February 2011, 20:37:35

I bloodly missed it,was in the club and lost track of the time,would have been a good night to view,no moon up yet and a pretty clear sky.

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: eddie on 28 February 2011, 01:04:16

Picked this up from the PCLinuxOS forum,worth sharing on this thread.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110227/tr_yblog_upshot/space-shuttle-seen-from-above

eddie

Title: Re: International space station/shuttle
Post by: bluey on 28 February 2011, 13:00:13

Lovely little vid and it's a shame the shuttle will soon be no more,  I remember bunking off to watch Columbia launch in '81.