International Space Station visible tonight?

[Bert365]

amazing stuff went right across my lounge window saw it for full 3minute like a little kid when I realized the shuttle was there too

 

[chimneys]

Looks like Shuttle first.

SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

ISS Fri Mar 04/07:39 PM 1 37 22 above W 37 above SSW
ISS Sat Mar 05/06:31 PM 4 65 40 above W 10 above ESE
ISS Sat Mar 05/08:05 PM 1 17 12 above WSW 17 above SW
ISS Sun Mar 06/06:57 PM 3 35 26 above WSW 15 above SE
ISS Mon Mar 07/07:23 PM 3 17 13 above WSW 11 above S
ISS Tue Mar 08/06:17 PM 1 17 17 above SSE 10 above SE
ISS Wed Mar 09/06:41 PM 2 15 15 above SW 10 above S

ONLY DAYS WITH SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED


THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THU MAR 03 TO SUN MAR 13
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

SHUTTLE Thu Mar 03/07:13 PM 2 69 31 above W 41 above SE
SHUTTLE Fri Mar 04/07:39 PM 1 37 22 above W 37 above SSW
SHUTTLE Sat Mar 05/06:31 PM 4 65 40 above W 10 above ESE
SHUTTLE Sat Mar 05/08:05 PM 1 17 12 above WSW 17 above SW
SHUTTLE Sun Mar 06/06:57 PM 3 35 26 above WSW 15 above SE
SHUTTLE Mon Mar 07/07:23 PM 3 16 13 above WSW 10 above S
SHUTTLE Tue Mar 08/06:17 PM < 1 12 12 above SE 12 above SE
SHUTTLE Wed Mar 09/06:36 PM 2 15 15 above SW 11 above S

ONLY DAYS WITH SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED

Therefore final viewings:

Tue Mar 8th at 6:17 pm Wed Mar 9th at 6:36 pm.

8Ace- will watch outside the New Inn tomorrow evening!

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

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.

In all seriousness, I'd say it was at an angle of approx 25 degrees from the ground (90 degress being directly overhead). It came into my view from a South Westerly direction, moving towards the East.

 

[Bry Nylon]

In all seriousness, I'd say it was at an angle of approx 25 degrees from the ground (90 degress being directly overhead). It came into my view from a South Westerly direction, moving towards the East.

Did it have the identification letters "R Y A N A I R" painted in blue on it?

 

[Easy 10]

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.

It travelled from west to east. Basically its the only thing in the sky thats moving WITHOUT having any flashing lights.

 

[chimneys]

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.

From west in Southern Sky all the way across to east (took c3 mins). Shuttle looked to be a couple of miles ahead, but as Easy said, prob hundreds of miles apart. Not that high in sky and no flashing, just 1 clear white light each.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Did it have the identification letters "R Y A N A I R" painted in blue on it?

No but I could vaguely make out the numbers " 1-9-0-1" on it, not sure what it meant though.

 

[Mendoza]

From west in Southern Sky all the way across to east (took c3 mins). Shuttle looked to be a couple of miles ahead, but as Easy said, prob hundreds of miles apart. Not that high in sky and no flashing, just 1 clear white light each.

I did see it, well the lights, it just looked like one very long plane.

 

[Eggmundo]

Nope

Sat outside for a good 10 minutes and nothing.
Checked Heavens-Above and found out it was over my way at 19:22

Tomorrow...18:13 ALT 10 W at a magnitude of 2.7.
Apparently.

And an Iridium flare at 20:02.

 

[Jimmy's gonna get ya!]

Saw it from lewes golf club..... was awsome to see the shuttle just ahead of it too. Brilliant.

 

[Marc]

just back from the Downs, took loads of snaps but not sure if they came out alright, mainly of stars and Saturn aswell which looked orange through my binoculars!

 

[danwa08]

i saw the iss tonight at 7.21 was unbelievable and the shuttle was still attached i live in eastbourne it cam roughly south west to the east then dissapeared. two lights one at the front which was supposedly the shuttle and one at the rear, love it.

 

[Marc]

Tell ya what that Google Sky App came in bloody handy.....heres the best of about 30odd snaps I took in a fairly hazy sky:

1 - That orange dot in the middle is Saturn!
2 - Lancing College and Orions Belt
3 - Orions Belt from the top of Truleigh Hill

edit: right-click and View Image for bigger pics

 

[Everest]

What a fantastic job these guys have!!

Out of this world

 

[Knightsworld]

It travelled from west to east. Basically its the only thing in the sky thats moving WITHOUT having any flashing lights.

As you know, i live just down the road from you and I saw f*** All, we were looking out the front and back, can't believe we didn't see anything *stoopid alert*

 

[Easy 10]

As you know, i live just down the road from you and I saw f*** All, we were looking out the front and back, can't believe we didn't see anything *stoopid alert*

Maybe you had too much "light polution" around you ? I was in my back garden, saw it clear as anything as there's no streetlights getting in the way.

Have another go at 6.17 tonight.The timing is SPOT ON, just keep gazing towards the West / SW, eventually you should see what looks like a star, except its moving across towards the east (well, 2 stars as the shuttle is detached). It was visible for a good 2-3 minutes last night.

 

[The Grockle]

Is anyone able to tell me where abouts in the sky to look for the iridium flare?

 

[keaton]

In all seriousness, I'd say it was at an angle of approx 25 degrees from the ground (90 degress being directly overhead). It came into my view from a South Westerly direction, moving towards the East.

Right. So I should be looking South Easterly tonight at 25% angle?
(sorry, I'm interested but confused)

 

[Easy 10]

west-south westerly

 

[chimneys]

Right. So I should be looking South Easterly tonight at 25% angle?
(sorry, I'm interested but confused)

look south westerly (will be travelling towards the east). You will see 2 brightish white lights (not flashing) looking like they are 2 planes flying one behind the other, looking to the naked eye to be perhaps a mile apart (or at least they were last night).