Just dragged my family outdoors to spot the ISS. Due at 10.08pm over Edinburgh.
No show. Anybody know Tim Peake's number so I can complain.
Seriously, though. I'm in awe every time I see it but my kids (and wife) are a bit 'meh'. I think humans are unappreciative of modern technology. Yeah, like 4.76 miles per second is so boring!!
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/
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I live in the middle of nowhere and there's no light pollution. I love sitting outside at night (between about now to September), in my deckchair with a whisky, chimenea on full blast, looking at the celestial display. The ISS is an added bonus. (thumbs)Hamish wrote:I'm just down the road from you in the borders, my pal texts me when its going over and I always go outside. Went out on Tuesday but didn't see it
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I use ISS spotter on my iPhone it gives me time elevation and direction for my position.
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Have you heard of google expeditions? You can look around the inside of the ISS modules on that
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Jamaica?
No, she wanted to.
Jamaica?
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Yep there an andriod app too thats quite accurate on flight dirction and time data ,it sure passes overhead at a pace.
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