Space Station Spotting

[jmorgan]

Good luck with the weather. Been hoping to get some good imaging done, fat chance at the moment.

[dickymint]

jmorgan said:

Good luck with the weather. Been hoping to get some good imaging done, fat chance at the moment.

Blue skies now in the U S of K Jeff

[jmorgan]

Don't jinx it..... patches coming in. Not sure I trust my tripod in the wind though.

[Eric Mc]

jmorgan said:

Don't jinx it..... patches coming in. Not sure I trust my tripod in the wind though.

"Tripod in the Wind".

Could be a song.

[jmorgan]

Eric Mc said:

jmorgan said:

Don't jinx it..... patches coming in. Not sure I trust my tripod in the wind though.

"Tripod in the Wind".

Could be a song.

And "*!$*ing hell" "my lens is in bits" and........


Cloudy now, Dickie jinxed it.

[dickymint]

jmorgan said:

Eric Mc said:

jmorgan said:

Don't jinx it..... patches coming in. Not sure I trust my tripod in the wind though.

"Tripod in the Wind".

Could be a song.

And "*!$*ing hell" "my lens is in bits" and........


Cloudy now, Dickie jinxed it.

& minutes to go and it's................ clouded over - soz matey.

[jmorgan]

All the next few are low elevation hobbies but still no clear skies.

[FunkyNige]

Looks like the best pass for a while is tonight, 1831, West to East.

[Eric Mc]

Not listed on the Heavens Above list of passes. Are you sure?

[jmorgan]

looks right on Starry Night.

[Eric Mc]

Checked and confirmed on Stellarium.

Heavens Above had dropped my "location" details so wasn't showing ISS passes for me because it didn't know where I was observing from. I've now logged in properly and it's showing the 18.30 pass.

[jmorgan]

Sod it. Clouds are in after a glorious day.

[FunkyNige]

I always use MetoerWatch
http://meteorwatch.org/uk-iss-passes-february-2014...
Seem a bit more simple (much like myself...) than the others!

[RegMolehusband]

Right overhead - nice and clear in Shropshire.

[silverthorn2151]

Lovely and bright over London. Not seen it recently and after a few months it's just as awe inspiring as the very first time.

[Eric Mc]

Nice pass over Farnborough too. First observation of the ISS for me in 2014.

[FunkyNige]

Quick bump - the next series of passes start tomorrow night and go on for a few weeks, though for a decent overhead pass we need to wait until Friday.

http://meteorwatch.org/uk-iss-passes-april-2014.ht...

[Salesy]

For the first time i have seen the ISS.

She passed over just now and was in view for about a minute and a half. The full moon help spot her as the bright light reflected on the panels.

Luckily the kids got to see it but the wife was sceptical as she could not believe that it would be back in about 90 mins.

[Eric Mc]

Good pass tonight.

It most definitely will be back - but it will go into the earth's shadow just as it arrives mear Jupiter so won't be visible for very long.

[Willy Nilly]

First time I have seen it to know what it is. Would a good pair of binoculars work to look at it through or would it still just look like a star?