Space Station Spotting

[central]

mickk said:

central said:

mickk said:

What time was that taken?

21:23

Thanks. Nice picture, it looked like it had been taken early afternoon.

That's what happens with a long exposure and no filters.

[FunkyNige]

The astronaut who had the water in his helmet a few weeks(?) back has written about the experience -

http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/2013/08/20/eva...

[marksx]

FunkyNige said:

The astronaut who had the water in his helmet a few weeks(?) back has written about the experience -

http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/2013/08/20/eva...

Nerves of steel to hold it together through a terrifying situation like that.

[Roy Lime]

I know it wasn't the ISS but do any of you space types have any idea what just passed overhead? 17:22 (very) roughly SE - NW direction.

[jmorgan]

Where in the UK? Ish... and where about upwards?

Edit. SE to Nw?

Edited by jmorgan on Tuesday 19th November 18:22

[Roy Lime]

A bit below and to the side of Manchester. Heading from Southeast to Northwest.

[RDJ]

Roy Lime said:

I know it wasn't the ISS but do any of you space types have any idea what just passed overhead? 17:22 (very) roughly SE - NW direction.

Iridium 7?

[jmorgan]

Just been mooching in Starry Night but nothing SE-NW, few iridium's going the other way but my list may not be up to date.

[Roy Lime]

RDJ said:

Iridium 7?

Apologies for the late response. I had a quick look at (what I think was) the track of that one and it seemed to fit. I do find these satellite tracking sites a little impenetrable though.

[jmorgan]

Some more coming up, not so good at the moment but the 15th onwards for a few.

http://www.heavens-above.com

[silverthorn2151]

jmorgan said:

Some more coming up, not so good at the moment but the 15th onwards for a few.

http://www.heavens-above.com

Good shout!

[central]

Nice pass just now. There's another bright pass at 18:00 tonight.

[Eric Mc]

Nice pass into the earth's shadow.

[AnonSpoilSport]

I took my boys as far from town as I could to a high hill to see Santa's sleigh doing a distribution run to the southern hemisphere - still worried that the light pollution would ruin it - but it was great.

If not the brightest pass I've seen it was higher than expected so sufficiently out of the glare and moving for longer before disappearing - more approx. west-east than I'm used to - and visible for long enough for us to see it go right over and behind us.

Kid's bought it lock, stock and clincher and have experienced one of those lucky, magical moments the young and naive benefit from.

[Eric Mc]

You mean it WASN'T Santa?

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

You mean it WASN'T Santa?

Impossible!

[lazy_b]

Eric Mc said:

You mean it WASN'T Santa?

Of course it was - just doing a test flight to make sure the sleigh was airworthy after 11+ months

[Eric Mc]

Phew - I was worried there for a minute.

[callmedave]

I heard there's another pass tonight?

Do u know what time and what sort of direction we should be looking?

[z4me]

Where I am, North East, 4.25pm , Visible 4 minutes, Max Height 47 degrees, Appears South West, Disappears East South East. Appears again 6.01pm, but lower in the sky. Have a look here - http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/