Space Station Over Brighton

[Stoichkov]

Sunday 12th - 22:27 coming from the west and will disappear in the east at 22:33

It's clear at the moment so should be good viewing

The Space Shuttle lifts off tonight so maybe tommorow this will also be visible before it docks with the ISS

 

[Taybha]

having just dragged her indoors out into the garden to view the spectacle ,a quick look up and the words "what that little flickery thing in the sky? followed by brrrrrr its cold im going in,what did she expect ffs!

 

[Stoichkov]

what did she expect ffs!

well, from BN2 it looked like this...

 

[biggles]

i think i got it with my air rifle

 

[Safe.]

i think i got it with my air rifle

 

[Taybha]

ive just asked what did you expect to see and this photo would kind of give you a gen idea of what she expected

 

[The Grockle]

It looked like it was going from West to East from where I am and there was two objects, one bright one dim and much smaller.

 

[Taybha]

It looked like it was going from West to East from where I am and there was two objects, one bright one dim and much smaller.

yeah that was her chasing me with a pan after she read what i put

 

[Everest]

one bright one dim

That was prob Mr & Mrs Taybha

Edit: Bugger, beaten to it

 

[Taybha]

That was prob Mr & Mrs Taybha

2 late

 

[The Grockle]

any pictures?

 

[Stoichkov]

It looked like it was going from West to East from where I am and there was two objects, one bright one dim and much smaller.

Someone else spotted that as well. I'm not sure what it was?

It could have been this amatuer satellite that made a pass very close by

RS-13- Information

 

[defrocked priest]

Does Jen know a specimen is an Italian astronaut.

 

[The Grockle]

Someone else spotted that as well. I'm not sure what it was?

It could have been this amatuer satellite that made a pass very close by

RS-13- Information

It followed the smaller object exactly, on the same path. It was bright and seemed to have two sources of light that were very close, kind of bunched up. It definetly wasn't a plane if anyone was wondering.

 

[Stoichkov]

It followed the smaller object exactly, on the same path. It was bright and seemed to have two sources of light that were very close, kind of bunched up. It definetly wasn't a plane if anyone was wondering.

hhmmmm? A bit of a mystery that one!

The Space Shuttle hasn't taken off yet so it wasn't that. That amatuer satellite was on a different trajectory. Must be a UFO...

On another forum, they also spotted it...

 

[The Grockle]

hhmmmm? A bit of a mystery that one!

The Space Shuttle hasn't taken off yet so it wasn't that. That amatuer satellite was on a different trajectory. Must be a UFO...

On another forum, they also spotted it...

Could it have been a light reflection through the atmosphere sort of creating a blur? It didn't appear to chase it as such just follow it at a slight distance behind at exactly the same speed...optcal illusion maybe.

 

[clippedgull]

It's a Progress 33 Cargo ship that is awaiting de-orbit. It has been free drifting from the ISS for a few days.

The Progress 33 which undocked June 30 is set to rendezvous again with the station on July 12 to test new docking systems for the arrival of the mini-research module 2 before it will deorbit.

 

[clippedgull]

Anyone who wants to see the ISS again

00:03:12 10 W 00:06:09 85 N 00:07:35 27 E

Due over Brighton during the period 00:03:12-00:07:35

in approx 6 mins from this posting!

 

[looney]

i saw it pass the moon.

 

[Stoichkov]

It's a Progress 33 Cargo ship that is awaiting de-orbit. It has been free drifting from the ISS for a few days.

Nice one! Mystery solved...