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Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
62,403
Location Location
6.53pm tomorrow for a FIVE minute showing guys, then 2 minutes at 8.29pm (if we're lucky again with the continuing clear nights).

It blows my mind that I can watch that go over once, then in a little over an hour and a half its orbited our entire planet at over 17,000mph, 5 miles per second, and flies over us again. I also LOVE the accuracy of the maths - the timings are always bang on.

Its been a real treat these last few nights. An uplifting treat.
 


Wardy's twin

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Oct 21, 2014
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anyone know what this is. It was in the western sky. It was quite bright but not as bright as Venus but brighter than the stars which are part of Leo (which is what I was trying to photograph). It was same size as one of the stars to the naked eye.
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HAILSHAM SEAGULL

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Nov 9, 2009
10,359
That is the ball from Leo's penalty
 






Blue3

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Jan 27, 2014
5,834
Lancing
6.53pm tomorrow for a FIVE minute showing guys, then 2 minutes at 8.29pm (if we're lucky again with the continuing clear nights).

Its been a real treat these last few nights. An uplifting treat.

Absolutely this I sent a message out to all my neighboughs about last nights fly past and their we all were at the allotted time all in our back gardens watching the sky we then proceeded to chat over the garden fences which are all so high no one can see over but it was nice to catch up across six gardens

It's this type of communal yet safe activity that is going to become an essential part of keeping us all sane and well, any other shared community ideas welcomed
 




Lindfield by the Pond

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Jan 10, 2009
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Lindfield (near the pond)
6.53pm tomorrow for a FIVE minute showing guys, then 2 minutes at 8.29pm (if we're lucky again with the continuing clear nights).

It blows my mind that I can watch that go over once, then in a little over an hour and a half its orbited our entire planet at over 17,000mph, 5 miles per second, and flies over us again. I also LOVE the accuracy of the maths - the timings are always bang on.

Its been a real treat these last few nights. An uplifting treat.

Just watched it again. As mentioned above, it goes again at 8.29 but only 2 minutes. Get e-mail alerts every morning if it is going to go overhead via "spotthestation" if you register.
 
























Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
62,403
Location Location
Just watched it again. As mentioned above, it goes again at 8.29 but only 2 minutes. Get e-mail alerts every morning if it is going to go overhead via "spotthestation" if you register.

I missed it. Just spent the last hour and a bit on the phone with my dad talking him through installing Facebook and Facebook Messenger onto his new laptop, and then showing him how to do video calls.

Honestly, it would've been easier to teach next doors dog how to speak russian.
 


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