ISS Visable?

[Hrimfaxi]

We've spotted a rather bright spec from about 4pm today, when the rest of the sky is clear. It hasn't moved and is now 5:08pm, it's still the only visable "star" - I've just been on spotthestation.nasa.gov and it turns out the ISS is currently visable in my location.

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm...

Is this actually the station?

Quite interesting.

[Hrimfaxi]

Dr Jekyll said:

The ISS moves pretty fast, crosses the sky in a few minutes.

So I'm guessing that what I'm seeing isn't the ISS? I did notice on that website, that the time visable is roughly two minutes, after I first posted.

This bright spec is still there, hasn't moved position (I don't think) in the hour we've noticed it.

[Hrimfaxi]

Dr Jekyll said:

Hrimfaxi said:

So I'm guessing that what I'm seeing isn't the ISS? I did notice on that website, that the time visable is roughly two minutes, after I first posted.

This bright spec is still there, hasn't moved position (I don't think) in the hour we've noticed it.

You email crossed with my edit. I've just had a look and I reckon it's Venus.

That's still quite cool It's just this minute disappeared thanks to cloud cover.

[Hrimfaxi]

drdino said:

And here I was wondering if you need a Visa to get on the ISS

I was waiting for someone to pick up on that mistake I can't edit the title though.


And thanks for that link, I'm determined to try and view it pass now.