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Offline Bellringer

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International Space Station Sightings
« on: September 06, 2010, 05:14:42 pm »
To find details about possible sightings see www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings

There are sightings this week in the evenings (weather permitting) - tonight (Monday) 9.04pm

The ISS can be seen usually travelling west to east.

For more information also see www.heavens-above.com

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2010, 09:48:15 pm »
Just had a reasonable sighting for 2 minutes at 9.32pm but it was at a bit of a low angle.

Tomorrow night the sighting is scheduled for 3 minutes starting at 8.24pm.
Thursday      8.51pm for 3 mins
Saturday       8.10pm for 2 mins.

All subject to a clear or reasonably broken sky!!


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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2010, 09:22:32 pm »
Another good sighting tonight despite the ISS darting into and out of some big cloud masses.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 06:11:40 pm »
I was in the garden the other night and had forgotten all about the ISS but I saw it quite clearly although it was very low and then it went behind the heavy cloud cover. :(

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2010, 08:58:14 am »
This site might be of interest to potential ISS enthusiasts.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2010, 05:14:39 pm »
More sightings of the ISS starting tomorrow 3/10/10 and going on for a couple of weeks. The times range from about 5 - 7 in the mornings - for exact daily time see site quoted above.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2010, 09:49:01 pm »
Current possible sightings in the early evening - for details see original posting above.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 08:51:38 am »
There will be the opportunity for a 4 minute sighting tomorrow evening (Nov 2nd)  at  5.42pm SW-E, also Space Shuttle sightings from the 4th onwards
« Last Edit: November 01, 2010, 08:53:32 am by suepp »

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2011, 10:53:16 am »
I'd like to claim credit for this, but I can't really...
« Last Edit: January 18, 2011, 11:11:43 am by Ian »
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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2011, 10:19:00 pm »
More good sightings at present in the later evening ie betweem 9 and 11.30pm. - for details see link above.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 10:19:05 am »
brilliant sighting in a clear and starry sky last night at 10.38, shortly after I read your post, thanks Bellringer  :)

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2011, 01:05:29 pm »
Yes I viewed that one too and it was good. I had intended viewing the earlier scheduled 5 min one at 9.03pm but got a bit interested in "Lewis", and missed it.

Two possible sightings tonight, a 6 min one at 9.28pm and a 2 min one at 11.03pm

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2011, 09:17:00 am »
some (very) early morning sightings at present, but not much hope of clear skies, Perseids Meteor shower is due to peak on the 12-13th August, but due to a full moon, it may be better to view earlier or later in the month in darker skies. In a good year you can spot up to 100 meteors per hour.

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2011, 08:53:13 pm »
ISS sightings for Llandudno  http://1.usa.gov/oGzAIf

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Re: International Space Station Sightings
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2011, 11:26:47 pm »
latest sightings list for early December 2011 over Llandudno as follows ....hope the sky's clear for viewing -

THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM FRI NOV 25 TO SAT DEC 10
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
 DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
copy and paste web address below
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 http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=Wales&city=Llandudno