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ISS spotting

Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:26 pm
by rlkat
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. :P

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/

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:57 pm
by Hamish
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

Iain

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:05 pm
by rlkat
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

Iain
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)

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:16 am
by Ourdavid
I use ISS spotter on my iPhone it gives me time elevation and direction for my position.

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:07 am
by ipswichbiker
Have you heard of google expeditions? You can look around the inside of the ISS modules on that

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:02 am
by Andi_Archer
Yep there an andriod app too thats quite accurate on flight dirction and time data ,it sure passes overhead at a pace.

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:08 pm
by Hamish
Great view tonight!

Re: ISS spotting

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:07 pm
by Tyrant68