Nasa satellite visible above UK before crashing to Earth

[MarkRSi]

Any pictures?

Hopefully if it stays up there until Saturday it might crash into my flight from Bogota-Paris-Aberdeen

[RichB]

Thatch said:

'kin'ell - anyone else see that? 15 mins ago over Cambridge, huge line in the sky, and lots of far away lightening.

Don't you get it? We're under attack!

[Richjam]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/uars/status.html dont know if this links already been posted seems to work ok.

[magpie215]

LHRFlightman said:

IS the next pass going to be visible from the South East? Heavens above suggests not. If I'm doing it right.

It will not be visible in the normal sense of being illuminated by the sun hence why HA says it is not a visible pass.

However if it is re entering and therefore burning up it will illuminate itself and be visible.

EFI

[Eric Mc]

Two threads now. So confusing to decide which one to monitor.

I mentioned the reason why HA didn't have the 11.30 pass as a visible pass on the other thread.

[JonnyFive]

So when are we going outside?

[Eric Mc]

Next pass is 11.34 - but it is low in the sky (10 degrees above northern horizon).

Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 23 September 22:58

[magpie215]

Eric Mc said:

Next pass is 11.34 - but it is low in the sky (10 degrees avove the south western horizon).

weirdly HA is showing this pass at around lat N56° so should really be almost overhead??

[RichB]

Reports are that the titanium cylinders could land on Horsell Common...

[Eric Mc]

magpie215 said:

Eric Mc said:

Next pass is 11.34 - but it is low in the sky (10 degrees avove the south western horizon).

weirdly HA is showing this pass at around lat N56° so should really be almost overhead??

Where do you live?

Aha - I see you are north of me (I'm in Hampshire) That would explain why its more overhead at your location.

[eharding]

RichB said:

Reports are that the titanium cylinders could land on Horsell Common...

...and oddly, there's a huge great plant in my back garden - been there for months, growing like crazy - that's making odd creaking noises this evening, and rocking backwards and forwards in the breeze.

Only...there isn't a breeze.

Oh, hang on, there's something crashing about out there now - probably next door's cat out there again.....just popping out to see what it is.....

[Eric Mc]

eharding said:

RichB said:

Reports are that the titanium cylinders could land on Horsell Common...

...and oddly, there's a huge great plant in my back garden - been there for months, growing like crazy - that's making odd creaking noises this evening, and rocking backwards and forwards in the breeze.

Only...there isn't a breeze.

Oh, hang on, there's something crashing about out there now - probably next door's cat out there again.....just popping out to see what it is.....

I bet it looks like this and is humming tunes from, "Little Shop of Horrors".

[JonnyFive]

eharding said:

probably next door's cat out there again.....just popping out to see what it is.....

Won't be seeing him again.

Anyway, moving on..

[RichB]

Be scared...!

[Rude-boy]

so time to be going outside and looking south west for the next 15 mins in Suffolk?

[Eric Mc]

RichB said:

Be scared...!

They seem to hve nicked his bike.

[Rude-boy]

Oops, I mean north west!

[RichB]

Eric Mc said:

RichB said:

Be scared...!

They seem to hve nicked his bike.

Cunning

[JonnyFive]

Nothing here in Surrey. Very clear out there, but didn't see any satellite.

Bloody cold out there, isn't it!

[cahami]

Tracking it live here http://www.infosatellites.com/uars-satellite-track...