Anyone want to see a space station?

[Seagulls over Essex]

Went out to watch tonight's first pass, there's something odd going on - there's a long procession of lights, evenly spaced, travelling west to east across the sky. No discernable sound, and nothing on flight tracker

I saw it too. Was quite concerned as they just kept coming! Wondered if it was military at first but realised they were too fast and high up. Was quite relieved when found out on Google they were part of the 60 satellites launched recently by Spacex!

 

[swindonseagull]

Nice clear night to see the ISS ( starting in the West)@ 20:46 preceded a bit earlier @ 20:19 by a constellation of 36 satellites ( SpaceX Starlink 4 ) travelling West to East.

 

[schmunk]

I've just seen the SpaceX satellites with my son - very odd sing them in a train!

Thanks for the heads up, I didn't even know they existed.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Nice clear night to see the ISS ( starting in the West)@ 20:46 preceded a bit earlier @ 20:19 by a constellation of 36 satellites ( SpaceX Starlink 4 ) travelling West to East.

Thanks for the heads up about the Space X satellites, awesome view of them last night.
Do they pass overhead every night or just occasionally?

 

[swindonseagull]

double post

 

[swindonseagull]

Thanks for the heads up about the Space X satellites, awesome view of them last night.
Do they pass overhead every night or just occasionally?

Most nights at the moment...use thais site its very good, even gives you the direction to look. ( cloud depending)

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Thanks for the heads up about the Space X satellites, awesome view of them last night.
Do they pass overhead every night or just occasionally?

Not sure but found this site. Used London as that was the nearest UK location to Sussex that they had.
https://findstarlink.com/#1529;3

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Cheers chaps��

 

[SK1NT]

yup f it.

we will bounce back one way or another might not be pretty but what the hell

Chin up mate. Things can only get better. Be strong for everyone around you that is affected. You will bounce back

A lot of people suffering at this current time. I have people close to me losing jobs and struggling. A lot of my company furloughed.

 

[SK1NT]

I know nothing about this but find it interesting... so stupid question alert...

Does this thread bounce this time every year, because this is the only time in the year that we can see the space station from the UK?

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Bounce

Due over 8.50 tonight so get out a couple of minutes early, should be a good view.
Look west south west - show yer kids!

 

[Driver8]

Anyone else watch the Soyuz launch and docking earlier? Cracking stuff.

 

[Algernon]

Anyone else watch the Soyuz launch and docking earlier? Cracking stuff.

Thanks for the nudge.
I didn't see them but think I'll watch them both this evening, taking care to include the word "Soyuz" when googling "docking" videos.

 

[Algernon]

I've just watched the launch and the docking.
I'm totally and completely in awe of how clever and brave these people are.
If everyone were at my level of intelligence we wouldn't have evolved past eating dead squirrel from scalloped out bits of tree.

 

[Algernon]

Hmmmm
Double post somehow.

 

[Driver8]

I've just watched the launch and the docking.
I'm totally and completely in awe of how clever and brave these people are.
If everyone were at my level of intelligence we wouldn't have evolved past eating dead squirrel from scalloped out bits of tree.

Where would you even start to build a rocket!

 

[swindonseagull]

nice and clear tonight at 2207 next pass off the ISS is 2243 very clear and bright.....

going west to east ( approx) https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

16 Starlink Satellites due at 2246

 

[drew]

Isn't it more like 23:43?

 

[swindonseagull]

Isn't it more like 23:43?

100% correct 2343

 

[Pevenseagull]

nice and clear tonight at 2207 next pass off the ISS is 2243 very clear and bright.....

going west to east ( approx) https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

16 Starlink Satellites due at 2246

loads of ISS coming up

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sig...dom&region=England&city=Brighton#.XsrvJWhKjIU