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Started by PPI Brian, July 07, 2009, 05:38:36 PM

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PPI Brian

July 07, 2009, 05:38:36 PM
Clear skies give us an opportunity to see the International Space Station fly overhead not once, but four times this week. Last night's pass was breath taking. The addition of the Station's remaining solar panel arrays make the station one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Click the link below, enter your zip code and be sure to check out the station tonight.  ;D

http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

Brian Johnson

#1
July 08, 2009, 02:21:42 AM
Very cool!!!!!!!!! I will have to keep my eyes open tomorrow night to try and see it.

PPI Tracy

#2
July 08, 2009, 11:05:04 AM
That is AWESOME, Brian!  Thanks for sharing that. 

PPI Jason

#3
July 08, 2009, 08:26:47 PM
Thanks for sharing that website Brian.

I went out with the kids last night and got a good view of it coming out of Scorpio, heading due northeast through Ursa Major, until it just disappeared north.

The boys loved seeing someing that was 220 miles in the sky, traveling over 17,000 miles per hour, and knowing there were actually people there. Really cool.

Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

PPI Brian

#4
July 08, 2009, 08:54:26 PM
Be sure to check out tonight's pass. It will be brighter than last night's pass.  :)
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Jason

#5
July 10, 2009, 01:24:48 AM
I caught it again. By accident this time. I was looking at some other things with a new set of binoculars I bought and saw an airplane flying in my field of view. I put down the binos and looked and the airplane was not anywhere close to where I had been looking. Turned out the ISS happened to cross the one 4.4 degree part of the sky I just happened to be looking at. Very cool.
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

PPI Brian

#6
July 10, 2009, 02:06:20 AM
I took my granddaughter out in the backyard every night this week to watch the ISS pass. Her newest word is: Space Station.  ;D

Have you pointed your new binos at Jupiter yet? You should be able to see the the Galilean Moons and major cloud bands.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Brian

#7
March 10, 2011, 09:22:33 PM
Oh by the way, if you're outside about 6:45 pm tonight look for the International Space Station to pass overhead tonight. Here's the breakdown for tonight's show:

10 Mar 18:45:27 10 NW  18:48:22 88 NNE 18:51:18 10 SE 

http://www.heavens-above.com/AllPass1Sat.asp?satid=25544&lat=32.715&lng=-117.156&loc=San+Diego&alt=26&tz=PST
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Debra

#8
March 10, 2011, 09:38:18 PM
Quote from: PPI Brian M on March 10, 2011, 09:22:33 PM
Oh by the way, if you're outside about 6:45 pm tonight look for the International Space Station to pass overhead tonight. Here's the breakdown for tonight's show:

10 Mar 18:45:27 10 NW  18:48:22 88 NNE 18:51:18 10 SE 

http://www.heavens-above.com/AllPass1Sat.asp?satid=25544&lat=32.715&lng=-117.156&loc=San+Diego&alt=26&tz=PST

I'm going outside!
"If you're after gettin' the honey, don't go killin' all the bees." -Joe Strummer

PPI Debra

#9
March 10, 2011, 09:52:23 PM
Quote from: PPI Brian M on March 10, 2011, 09:22:33 PM
Oh by the way, if you're outside about 6:45 pm tonight look for the International Space Station to pass overhead tonight. Here's the breakdown for tonight's show:

10 Mar 18:45:27 10 NW  18:48:22 88 NNE 18:51:18 10 SE 

http://www.heavens-above.com/AllPass1Sat.asp?satid=25544&lat=32.715&lng=-117.156&loc=San+Diego&alt=26&tz=PST

Larry and I watched it go by. I waved. (Larry thinks I'm silly.)
"If you're after gettin' the honey, don't go killin' all the bees." -Joe Strummer

Gary

#10
March 10, 2011, 11:07:06 PM
We need to text message for stuff like this!!!!!  No, I am serious!!
Gary \m/
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself!

PPI Debra

#11
March 10, 2011, 11:11:00 PM
Quote from: PPI Gary on March 10, 2011, 11:07:06 PM
We need to text message for stuff like this!!!!!  No, I am serious!!

If I'm here when the message is posted, I'll text you.
"If you're after gettin' the honey, don't go killin' all the bees." -Joe Strummer

PPI Tracy

#12
March 11, 2011, 01:28:56 PM
Quote from: PPI Gary on March 10, 2011, 11:07:06 PM
We need to text message for stuff like this!!!!!  No, I am serious!!

DANG! DANG! DANG! DANG! DAAAAAAAANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary is RIGHT!!!!!!!!  I MISSED IT!!!!!!!!!  (SORRY I'M SHOUTING...BUT I'M SOOO BUMMMED!!!!!!!!!)

Gary

#13
March 11, 2011, 01:45:20 PM
I have seen it two times before.  It's really an awesome thing to see.  I am also bummed I missed it.

We should consider a text chain for events that occur on such short notice! 
Gary \m/
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself!

PPI Tracy

#14
March 11, 2011, 02:00:50 PM
 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(   *sniff..sniff*

PPI Brian

#15
March 11, 2011, 05:10:36 PM
The link I posted had more ISS passes for the next few days, but the website is down and the link doesn't work.  :(
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Brian

#16
March 12, 2011, 04:55:40 AM
The website is back up. Here are the ISS passes for this weekend.  :)

Date Mag Starts Max. altitude Ends
Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
12 Mar -3.5 18:02:13 10 NW  18:05:08 79 SW  18:08:02 10 SE 
13 Mar -0.6 19:28:57 10 W  19:30:52 16 SW  19:32:47 10 S 


 
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

Gary

#17
March 12, 2011, 11:23:37 AM
Thank you Brian.  I will be outside watching for sure!!   :)
Gary \m/
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself!

PPI Brian

#18
March 12, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Keep in mind that -3.5 is dimmer than -0.6. The pass tonight won't be as bright as the pass tomorrow night.  :)
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Brian

#19
March 12, 2011, 09:32:08 PM
I missed the ISS pass tonight.  :(  Hope somebody got to see it.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Brian

#20
March 18, 2011, 04:59:17 PM Last Edit: March 18, 2011, 05:09:36 PM by PPI Brian M
For any early-birds out there, the next five passes of the space station are all pre-dawn.  :)

ISS - Visible Passes  

Search period start: 00:00 Friday, 18 March, 2011    
Search period end: 00:00 Monday, 28 March, 2011
Observer's location: San Diego, 32.7150?N, 117.1560?W
Local time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC - 7:00)

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

Gary

#21
March 18, 2011, 10:20:24 PM
HA, well, I am usually up by 6am every day.  Might be able to catch one of them!  Thank you Brian!!   :)
Gary \m/
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself!

Anne-Marie

#22
March 20, 2011, 06:02:23 PM
Is it easy to see?  Can I just walk outside and watch the sky or will I need to go out to the mountains? 

PPI Brian

#23
March 20, 2011, 06:36:40 PM
Quote from: Anne-Marie on March 20, 2011, 06:02:23 PM
Is it easy to see?  Can I just walk outside and watch the sky or will I need to go out to the mountains? 

It's easy to see from the city. It looks like a bright star but it doesn't twinkle and it moves across the sky. It's easy to tell that it's not an aircraft because there are no strobe lights flashing. Just look in the direction it travels from about a minute or so before it starts and you'll be sure to see it. Keep in ming the lower magnitude means the station is brighter: a -1.0 pass is brighter than a -3.5 pass.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

Gary

#24
March 20, 2011, 07:25:10 PM
I was walking through the middle of Disney Land the second time I saw it.  The first time, I pulled off the 8 freeway at Fuerte near Grossmont and saw it go by.  Day light both times.  Very cool to see, knowing there are extremely awesome people doing awesome things in it as it goes by!!!
Gary \m/
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself!

PPI Tracy

#25
March 21, 2011, 01:50:50 PM
I'm up at 5 every morning.  It would be nice to see.  With the storms hanging around, I hope it doesn't cause it to be blocked by clouds.
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