Dont forget the ISS tonight
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Niander
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Clever stuff!
KevO
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There is an earlier, longer (6 min) transit visible from the UK tonight too apparently...
Begin - 20:46:30 Direction - WSW Elevation 10 deg
Maxim - 20:49:41 Direction S Elevation 74 deg
End - 20:52:52 Direction E Elevation 10 deg
The Progress 47P is also visible tonight:
PROGRESS47P Wed Aug 15/09:30 PM 6 min duration, max elevation 89 deg, rises 13 deg above W sets 10 deg above E.
Edit: Yep, the ISS was very brightly lit tonight ;-)
Begin - 20:46:30 Direction - WSW Elevation 10 deg
Maxim - 20:49:41 Direction S Elevation 74 deg
End - 20:52:52 Direction E Elevation 10 deg
The Progress 47P is also visible tonight:
PROGRESS47P Wed Aug 15/09:30 PM 6 min duration, max elevation 89 deg, rises 13 deg above W sets 10 deg above E.
Edit: Yep, the ISS was very brightly lit tonight ;-)
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thaigh
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Thanks for the heads up. Just watched it fly across the sky.
Giblets
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So did I but forgot to push record on the video camera 
Never mind it will be back over at 22:26 
Never mind it will be back over at 22:26
KevO
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The Progress Support vehicle will be following the same orbit at 2130... should also be brightly lit tonight.
Clyde_Wanderer
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Would this explain a very bright light I saw towards the south and traveling west to east last night between 2100-2200, Glasgow area?
It definatly was not a plane as it was a fixed bright light.
C_W
It definatly was not a plane as it was a fixed bright light.
C_W
KevO
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Probably.... about 2140 ish...
sailorman
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yep
just seen the rocket go over a few mins ago
just seen the rocket go over a few mins ago
Martin_J
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eeeeeish.. that went across the sky rather more quickly than expected.
KevO
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Progress is much smaller than the ISS so not so visible.
ISS will be back over UK at about 2223 for a 4.5 min bright transit.
ISS will be back over UK at about 2223 for a 4.5 min bright transit.
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Martin_J
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Thank you for that info.. With the sky not quite dark and also standing in a brightly lit marina didn't help...
What a beautifully clear night though
What a beautifully clear night though
Giblets
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Thank you for that info.. With the sky not quite dark and also standing in a brightly lit marina didn't help...
What a beautifully clear night though
Martin, you could always ask Rupert to turn the lights off for a while!
mjcoon
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Strange, that's not listed for ISS on Heavens-Above (http://www.heavens-above.com/) which is where I have gone for years for such data. But the 22:22-22:27 pass tonight is listed, with a maximum altitude of 85 degrees.
There was a pass listed to 74 degrees at 22:55 on the 9th.
Mike.
sailorman
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KevO
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http://iss.astroviewer.net/observation.php
Try this one.
You can change the observation location to wherever you are.
Then choose a particular transit, click on the little arrow on the left and it gives an appropriate graphic for it too.
Try this one.
You can change the observation location to wherever you are.
Then choose a particular transit, click on the little arrow on the left and it gives an appropriate graphic for it too.
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KevO
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I think there have been 2 or 3 visible passes every day since then... your linky doesn't list them?
Go outside right now and look up!!
oldgit
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AndrewB
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Wow! Just spotted it - moving FAST. Tthanks, Sailorman.