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Title: International space station?
Post by: Neville Legg on July 03, 2010, 04:21:18 PM

While lounging in my garden, on a warm clear summer night, enjoying a whiskey with lots of ice ;D Right over the house at 22.58hrs. comes the International space station with the unmanned supply craft in front, fantastic site ;D hope they can sort out the problems and get the two to dock? Oh... to be up among the stars ;D

Cheers      Neville

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: Brett Buck on July 03, 2010, 04:26:23 PM

Quote from: Neville Legg on July 03, 2010, 04:21:18 PM

While lounging in my garden, on a warm clear summer night, enjoying a whiskey with lots of ice ;D Right over the house at 22.58hrs. comes the International space station with the unmanned supply craft in front, fantastic site ;D hope they can sort out the problems and get the two to dock? Oh... to be up among the stars ;D

  Pretty impressive, huh?  And very hard to mistake for anything else.


    Brett

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: john e. holliday on July 04, 2010, 08:12:16 AM

Is there a place to find the schedule on the flight path?  Also do you need a scope to see it?

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: don Burke on July 04, 2010, 09:23:09 AM

Try here, Doc

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_States&region=Kansas

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: BillLee on July 04, 2010, 01:12:28 PM

Here's a view that few have seen, and with the current miasma in Washington, fewer yet will ever see again.  :( :( Taken from the Shuttle on STS 130.

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: Brett Buck on July 04, 2010, 01:40:51 PM

Quote from: BillLee on July 04, 2010, 01:12:28 PM

Here's a view that few have seen, and with the current miasma in Washington, fewer yet will ever see again.  :( :( Taken from the Shuttle on STS 130.

  Miasma - or cesspool?

    Brett

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: Doug Moon on July 04, 2010, 05:45:46 PM

I checked the site. It should go over Dallas TX at 22:16 on July 7.  Cool, but is that eastern or what zone are they using?

Thanks

Title: Re: International space station?
Post by: Neville Legg on July 05, 2010, 01:19:03 AM

You don't need a scope or even good eyes ::) It looks like a very very bright star moving from West to East the supply vehicle was a few miles in front when I saw it on Sat. eve. I should think, with good binoculars you might even be able to make out the shape??

Cheers     Neville