Pyrotex Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 NASA has a website: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html If you will go there, and select your country, your state and the nearest named city, NASA's state-of-the-art Commodore-64 Ultra * Computer will calculate all the dates and times when the International Space Station will fly over you. Also given are the directions from which you can expect the station to appear (and disappear). *uhhh... that was a little joke. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Awesome! I looked for it last night, but realize now that I was outside way too late. It is visible tonight for 9 minutes. The boys and I will get a good look. Thanks for the website Pyro! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Thats really cool Pyro, but what exactly am I going to look for in the sky? will it be really bright? is it best viewed with binoculars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Foiled by cloud cover! I will keep an eye out for the next good opportunity. JQ, it is supposed to look about as bright as Jupiter, and move slowly across the sky. In my area it was supposed to take 9 minutes from rise to set with a closest distance of 702 miles. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 next pass for me is sunday night, supposed to be low in the eastern sky, this is ok because I am meant to be down at the beach this weekend, should be able to see right to the horizen :circle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Thats really cool Pyro, but what exactly am I going to look for in the sky? will it be really bright? is it best viewed with binoculars?You prolly won't need binoculars or even a program. The two times I watched ISS go over, it was the brightest damn thing in the sky. I was tempted to think it was a big jet with landing lights on, but it was silent. Very bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarFreak Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I went out today but it was overcast from the typhoon that just missed ushttp://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=Japan®ion=Okinawa&city=Naha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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