Space Shuttle and ISS over Sheffield

[allwednesday]

Around 9.30pm i received a phone call from a mate saying the international space station was due over sheffield at 9.34 this info came from a fellow on twitter went outside and looked up here in Beighton and sure enough something big and bright was going over dint look like an aeroplane

I wonder if it was the station anybody know if it was due over here anybody see it.

[satman2222]

Yes it was!

[megalithic]

Yes, that is correct.

 

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You can also see it again at 23.10 though it's dimmer than the earlier pass over.

[allwednesday]

Well that's a 1st for me ! Hes now says it was over sat too

[megalithic]

Well that's a 1st for me ! Hes now says it was over sat too

 

If you sign up to Heavens Above it gives you all the info regarding pass overs mate.

 

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Ps, there's two pass overs tomorrow - 20:43:27 & 22:20:03, both pretty bright too.

[Alcoblog]

If you sign up to Heavens Above it gives you all the info regarding pass overs mate.

 

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Ps, there's two pass overs tomorrow - 20:43:27 & 22:20:03, both pretty bright too.

 

I'd like to see this too and it's a really clear sky tonight ... which direction should I look in? (apart from the blatantly obvious)

[allwednesday]

If you sign up to Heavens Above it gives you all the info regarding pass overs mate.

 

Ps, there's two pass overs tomorrow - 20:43:27 & 22:20:03, both pretty bright too.

 

Well will try and see it again will get my binoculars out of the car cheers

Edited April 16, 2013 by medusa
fixed tags- allwednedays, please stop removing tags when you quote

[megalithic]

I'd like to see this too and it's a really clear sky tonight ... which direction should I look in? (apart from the blatantly obvious)

 

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.

 

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There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late.

[allwednesday]

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late

 

Will have to google that one don't have a clue what a Iridium flare is but it sounds interesting

Edited April 16, 2013 by medusa
fixed tags- allwednesday, please stop removing tags when you quote

[Alcoblog]

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.

 

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There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late.

 

Ta! ... off outside! ...