Space Station Spotting

[anonymous-user]

Simond001 said:

Is trhe space staion etc still floating around for us to see.

Amazing.

[Simond001]

Eric Mc said:

Simond001 said:

Is the space station etc still floating around for us to see.

Bought myself a Telescope after the October post, and never used it apart from looking at the moon for 2 minutes!

What do you think this thread is all about?

And you don't need a telescope. Eyeball is best.

As the thread started in October (when i eyeballed the SS) it doesnt have specifics as to where and when.

Thankfully someone helpful has just posted this info.

Eric, remember, post count is no reflection of post quality!

[Mikey G]

Simond001 said:

Eric Mc said:

Simond001 said:

Is the space station etc still floating around for us to see.

Bought myself a Telescope after the October post, and never used it apart from looking at the moon for 2 minutes!

What do you think this thread is all about?

And you don't need a telescope. Eyeball is best.

As the thread started in October (when i eyeballed the SS) it doesnt have specifics as to where and when.

Thankfully someone helpful has just posted this info.

Eric, remember, post count is no reflection of post quality!

I think what Eric was trying to say is that the space station is always above us and wont just dissapear into outer space or crash to earth

I'm loving some of these pics, makes us feel very small down here indeed!

[jmorgan]

http://www.heavens-above.com

There you go. Have to sign up but its free. Put in your location and Bobs yer mothers brother.

[Simond001]

Mikey G said:

Simond001 said:

Eric Mc said:

Simond001 said:

Is the space station etc still floating around for us to see.

Bought myself a Telescope after the October post, and never used it apart from looking at the moon for 2 minutes!

What do you think this thread is all about?

And you don't need a telescope. Eyeball is best.

As the thread started in October (when i eyeballed the SS) it doesnt have specifics as to where and when.

Thankfully someone helpful has just posted this info.

Eric, remember, post count is no reflection of post quality!

I think what Eric was trying to say is that the space station is always above us and wont just dissapear into outer space or crash to earth

I'm loving some of these pics, makes us feel very small down here indeed!

oops, maybe i jumped to quick then! Just thought it was a sarcastic response.

[dickymint]

About 30 minutes time and should be very bright (-2.2 mag if I read it correct).

[jmorgan]

Got it between Capella and Mars. Easy to see at the moment but wispy stuff coming over

[jmorgan]

Couple of minutes after Iridium 46 cuts its path by 90. Might be visible.

[dickymint]

Bloody marvelous - the Missus said "they've got their lights on"

[Mikey G]

Slightly cloudy but still a decent view.

Apparently the Progress module is on a similar path and will go over at around 6.50pm, less than 10 minutes...

[minimoog]

Fantastic tonight - crystal clear and nice and bright, turning red as it disappeared. I was spotted gazing up by a mum and two kids who started staring too. They were amazed when I told them what it was

[tonyvid]

Really clear in cambs so wonderfully bright - it faded very quickly, they must have hit the dimmer switch

Gave my neighbour a knock as I was watching it the other day and I don't think she believed what I was saying I was doing.

[Athlon]

Just fantastic.

[moleamol]

Excellent view from Wigan, and in view for a couple of minutes. It really is an amazing sight.

[Mikey G]

Just watched Progress go over aswell, very faint and slightly south of the ISS.

[jmorgan]

Hmmm. Lots of light pollution so it obviously shows up more on the longer exposures. I also need to mess with ISO and the noise reduction.
Bit of fiddling in PS Elements but its not my strong point.

[oldskool]

This evenings efforts... tried some different settings this time: f/8 30s, ISO 400, quite pleased with the results.

Also got yesterday's shots featured on spaceweather.com... which was nice.

Edited by oldskool on Sunday 10th February 19:10

[jmorgan]

Fiddle. F8? I forgot to check the f stop. Its at F22.

[oldskool]

jmorgan said:

Fiddle. F8? I forgot to check the f stop. Its at F22.

Yep. You're not going to be letting much light in at f/22. I'm no expert at this, but I suspect the bigger the aperture, the better, since depth of field is not that important when taking astrophotos...

[Eric Mc]

I gave it a miss tonight as I was just back from one of my musical society rehearsals. It would have been nice to spot the Progress though.