Saw Something Incredible Tonight

[blackhawk19]

Tonight a 6:46pm the space station passed overhead from the Northwest to the Southeast and 30 seconds behind it was the shuttle chasing it to join up with it. It was amazing, now I can say I've seen from Sputnik in 57 till now.

 

[gofish]

Too rainy here to see much of anything (even if I was in the viewing area). Thats a great catch!

 

[ajthepoolman]

Awesome! I am assuming that you were using some sort of telescope! That or you had that helicopter way too high!

 

[Deer Meat]

I assume you knew to look for it, and where to look.

 

[deejaydebi]

Wow that sounds really neat! All I can see is rain ...

 

[cowgirl]

Wow! That would be awesome to see!

 

[blackhawk19]

No, you can see them very easy with the naked eye, the just look like a giant star traveling very fast

 

[richtee]

How cool! Sputnik? Wow..yer OLD, dude... LOL! But how impressive that you can still see that well! Count yer lucky satellites! ;{)

 

[bbq bubba]

I assume you've been smokin something out of the herb garden??

 

[smoked]

probably tyme mixed with some oregano and rosemary

seriously....too cloudy and crappy out here to see anything without the hubble......

 

[smokin for life]

I wish I could of seen that, every time I look up towards the skies, a bird poops in my eye.

 

[Dutch]

Saw the ISS the other night meownself. It truely is an awesome site, and yes it's visible with the naked eye. Most clear nights I'll have the telescope out and you can see some really neat stuff!!

 

[blackhawk19]

Yes, our local news talked about it, but here is a link, click on your state then city and it gives info on when you can see it
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdat...=United+States

 

[Dutch]

Thanks for posting the link 'hawk. I was trying to find a link from one of the stargazer websites. Looks like I get another oppertunity to see the ISS again tonight.

 

[ajthepoolman]

Cool site! They pass over me tonight at 7:08PM. I will have to try to head out of town and see if I can catch a glimpse. Thanks!

 

[blackhawk19]

AJ, I think they will have joined up by tonight, last night the space shuttle hadn't caught the ISS yet. It it very easy to see and the speed will amaze you when you realize it's that high up and moves that fast.

 

[dionysus]

Many a night I have sat in the hot tub watching the heavens. There are still lots of old satellites up there that are pretty easy to spot as they pass overhead.

 

[ajthepoolman]

Well at 7:16 I kicked myself for not remembering to get out of town by 7:08!

I see that they will be passing over again. I will try to remember this time!

 

[devolutionist]

Awesome post - thanks Blackhawk!

 

[monty]

Passed over me joined up just after 0600hrs.

No loight pollution, 26F, and sky so clear you could see all the way to the beginning of creation!

Cheers!