747-600X From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2742 posts, RR: 17 Posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2606 times:
A friend has asked me if I know when/if the International Space Station will be visible as it passes overhead. I wondered if any one more on the space end of "aerospace" had any knowledge about that sort of thing or knew where one could find out.
Thanks!
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if you want something more specific shoot me an e-mail, there are alternatives. ISS is the most visible satellite orbiting earth. If you have a good set of binocs you might be able to make out some details.
Rob2507 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 2552 times:
This is one of my favorite sites--it lists everything up there..satellites, space junk, you name it, this site will tell you when it's visible in your area.
Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2350 times:
I've seen it a few times, although I find that looking with the naked eye you can see more as the binoculars don't allow enough light through at night to see it clearly.
You can see the middle living quarters and also the huge solar panels out stretched on either side.
It looks like an a/c flying over, just a white light moving through the sky, but it has to be a clear night to see it.
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BartiniMan From Australia, joined Jul 2001, 315 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2133 times:
I've seen it a few times aswell. I've also watched Mir traverse the night sky, only days before it re-entered earths atmosphere, boy was it bright then.
Anyway, Leezyjet, do you mean you saw the living quarters with the binoculars, I strongly doubt you saw it with your naked eye.
Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2110 times:
BartiniMan,
Yes I saw it without the binoculars. I couldn't see anything with them.
You could clearly see the long round bit in the middle and the solar panels outstretched on either side. Not saying you could read the writing but you could clearly make out which part was which.
Even my old folks could see it without their glasses !!!.
I saw it about 3 times in the one night, and again the next night. Each time the sky was completely clear with no clouds at all.
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RG828 From Brazil, joined Jan 2004, 582 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2130 times:
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I was about to post something related to this, as last night I saw one of the biggest and brightest satellites I've ever seen pass overhead!
I knew it could'nt be an ordinary satellite, so I thought it must have been the ISS.
I've also seen really bright stuff pass overhead Milan (huge!), and San Francisco (bright and slow-moving), I wish I knew of a way to find out what they were.
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