International Space Station visible tonight?

[Seagulls over Essex]

I also hear the 1901's get a front row seat for this event on Wednesday too:

" DISCOVERY SEPARATES FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - At 8:37 a.m. EST, space shuttle Discovery fired its jets to separate from the International Space Station for the final time, setting it on a course for its return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday."

 

[Marc]

will we see the Shuttle separately from the ISS tonight?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Sadly not, a mate of mine took it. He's in the 1901, they got a ride on the shuttle last week.

Yeah it was over the Amex , none of this helicopter rubbish

 

[Falmer]

where do you look? towards the moon i'm guessing?

 

[clippedgull]

Shuttle and Station both separated. Great viewing tonight.

 

[Marc]

that was bloody superb seeing them both, only got a minute of action before they disappeared behind the houses. Defo going up the downs later tonight for a gander at the night sky

 

[Stoichkov]

Shuttle and Station both separated. Great viewing tonight.

yep, best yet

 

[chimneys]

How amazing was that. 2 for the price of 1. When is the shuttle due to land?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That was amazing. Both very clear and visible for quite a long time.

 

[clippedgull]

What a fantastic job these guys have!!

right click for full size!

 

[chimneys]

Already over Libya!

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

I saw it, I saw it! It had a green flashing light on one side and a red on the other. It passed about 100 feet over my house and I could here the engine and see its landing lights.

 

[Marc]

How amazing was that. 2 for the price of 1. When is the shuttle due to land?

wednesday.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England&city=Brighton

more chances tomorrow (Brentford beckons) and on wednesday early evening, might be a touch too bright though we'll see

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Does anyone know which was which?

 

[Easy 10]

FANTASTIC
I wonder what distance it was between the shuttle and the space station. Didn't look very far, but I bet its a thousand miles or something ridiculous.

 

[clippedgull]

How amazing was that. 2 for the price of 1. When is the shuttle due to land?

Wednesday 4:57pm our time

 

[Easy 10]

I saw it, I saw it! It had a green flashing light on one side and a red on the other. It passed about 100 feet over my house and I could here the engine and see its landing lights.

Did the astronaughts wave ?

 

[Mendoza]

i was out, but couldnt really work out where to look. How high and in which direction to look.

there were a few things i thought could be it, but with the naked eye I found it hard to tell.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Did the astronaughts wave ?

No, but I swear I saw a 1901 member swinging from the tail

 

[clippedgull]

Another superb image. Launch!