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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
If anyone is interested, the ISS is visible all week from the UK and will be passing overhead tonight at 10.08pm. Times vary daily but with the clear skies we're getting, a good view is all but guaranteed.
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Thanks. Yes, should be clear tonight according to the forecast. Normally where we are any kind of celestial event such as eclipse of the moon, meteor showers or some rare alignment of the planets guarantees a cloudy night!
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Date: Tue May 26, 10:08 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 78°
Appears: 15° above W
Disappears: 10° above ESE
Date: Tue May 26, 11:44 PM
Visible: 3 min
Max Height: 27°
Appears: 11° above W
Disappears: 26° above SSW
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Originally Posted by
BLUETIT
Date: Tue May 26, 10:08 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 78°
Appears: 15° above W
Disappears: 10° above ESE
Date: Tue May 26, 11:44 PM
Visible: 3 min
Max Height: 27°
Appears: 11° above W
Disappears: 26° above SSW
I read that as maximum height 78 feet. Won't make it over the Wenallt!
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Originally Posted by
Gofer Blue
Thanks. Yes, should be clear tonight according to the forecast. Normally where we are any kind of celestial event such as eclipse of the moon, meteor showers or some rare alignment of the planets guarantees a cloudy night!
Usually you are right but the meteor showers we had just over a month ago were easily visible as like now the skies we're very clear.
I saw a couple whiz across the sky in the blink of an eye but one was extremely bright and was visible for almost 5 seconds, probably the best one I've ever seen.
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Very good tonight to the left off the moon no clouds for a change
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Originally Posted by
jeepster
Very good tonight to the left off the moon no clouds for a change
Yes, got a nice little video of it. Sent it to my son to show my grandson.
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What time rest of week? Been looking a few times but never caught sight of the bloody satellites.
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Originally Posted by
Former Labour leader
What time rest of week? Been looking a few times but never caught sight of the bloody satellites.
Go to;
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/
Then enter your location.
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Can be seen again in around 20 minutes if I'm reading that correctly.
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Originally Posted by
Former Labour leader
What time rest of week? Been looking a few times but never caught sight of the bloody satellites.
10.57pm Wednesday
10.09pm Thursday
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Tonight’s time in layman’s terms :hehe:
Date: Wed May 27, 10:56 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 46°
Appears: 11° above W
Disappears: 20° above SE
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Originally Posted by
BLUETIT
Tonight’s time in layman’s terms :hehe:
Date: Wed May 27, 10:56 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 46°
Appears: 11° above W
Disappears: 20° above SE
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The Space X Rocket takes off at 9.37pm tonight and I think will also be visible in a similar area about 20 minutes after the Space station.
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Had a great view of it last night. And Cygnus too.
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Originally Posted by
The Bloop
The Space X Rocket takes off at 9.37pm tonight and I think will also be visible in a similar area about 20 minutes after the Space station.
Cheers, I'll look out for that 👍
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Originally Posted by
Moodybluebird
Cheers, I'll look out for that 👍
The WoL say it will be seen travelling west to east, low in southern skies.
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Originally Posted by
Fatty Foggon
The WoL say it will be seen travelling west to east, low in southern skies.
In that case its probably north to south in the western skies
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Loads of live build up to the rocket launch on NASA’s You Tube channel.
https://youtu.be/Aymrnzianf0
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SpaceX Dragon Launch
The rocket should be visable over south Wales 15mins after launch around 9.45-9.50pm BST
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
SpaceX Dragon Launch
The rocket should be visable over south Wales 15mins after launch around 9.45-9.50pm BST
Whereabouts will that be in the sky?
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Space X launch aborted due to the weather
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Originally Posted by
Toadstool
Whereabouts will that be in the sky?
Any ideas?
Thanks
Cancelled gutted.Stiill be able to see INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION look to the west and left of the moon 10.56pm.
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
Space X launch aborted due to the weather
Next attempt on Saturday
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
Next attempt on Saturday
Cheers for that 👍
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
Cancelled gutted.Stiill be able to see INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION look to the west and left of the moon 10.56pm.
Not the old "Look to the West" play again Max!
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Not the old "Look to the West" play again Max!
You know the old saying.West is best.
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
You know the old saying.West is best.
Tbf Max. Given the amount of Thunderbird consumed I was a bit surprised that Townhill wasn't a designated International Space Station long before now!
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Tbf Max. Given the amount of Thunderbird consumed I was a bit surprised that Townhill wasn't a designated International Space Station long before now!
Would be a ideal spot with us being so high up think of the fuel that could be saved on the launches.
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Maxim
Would be a ideal spot with us being so high up think of the fuel that could be saved on the launches.
If only you could make a rocket that reaches the stratosphere fuelled by horse manure and charlie it sounds like a goer Max. Bit more realistic than the Swansea Bay Barrage at least!
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I hear Dominic Cummings has taken an official trip to be on the station as long as his eye sight allows it and its within lockdown rules?
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
If only you could make a rocket that reaches the stratosphere fuelled by horse manure and charlie it sounds like a goer Max. Bit more realistic than the Swansea Bay Barrage at least!
To right we got quite a few space cadets up here.
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I dunno. I saw 4 lights moving across the Sky over a 10 minute or so period. 3 heading East on a similar path, including 1 quite bright one. And another heading North.
:shrug:
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Originally Posted by
Baloo
I dunno. I saw 4 lights moving across the Sky over a 10 minute or so period. 3 heading East on a similar path, including 1 quite bright one. And another heading North.
:shrug:
It was the bright one heading east.I did see the light heading north but dont know what it was.
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
It was the bright one heading east.I did see the light heading north but dont know what it was.
Joe Rodon? :shrug:
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
It was the bright one heading east.I did see the light heading north but dont know what it was.
Ah OK, ta. Higher in the Sky than last time I saw it. Wonder if I should let anybody know it was being followed?
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Originally Posted by
Maxim
You know the old saying.West is best.
Indeed. Pembrokeshire is lovely.
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
Next attempt on Saturday
Will the astronauts still be able to use their tickets?
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Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
Joe Rodon? :shrug:
:hehe: