Space Shuttle and ISS over Sheffield

[allwednesday 11]

If you sign up to Heavens Above it gives you all the info regarding pass overs mate.

 

Ps, there's two pass overs tomorrow - 20:43:27 & 22:20:03, both pretty bright too.

 

Well will try and see it again will get my binoculars out of the car cheers

Edited April 16, 2013 by medusa
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[megalithic 10]

I'd like to see this too and it's a really clear sky tonight ... which direction should I look in? (apart from the blatantly obvious)

 

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.

 

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There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late.

[allwednesday 11]

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late

 

Will have to google that one don't have a clue what a Iridium flare is but it sounds interesting

Edited April 16, 2013 by medusa
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[Alcoblog 10]

To the West mate, though it's only 17 degrees above the horizon, and about as bright as Polaris.

 

---------- Post added 16-04-2013 at 22:50 ----------

 

There's also an Iridium flare that's quite bright later, to the WSW at 1 minute after midnight, if your up late.

 

Ta! ... off outside! ...

[sjalsip 10]

Can see it from High Green, well it's the brightest thing I can see apart from the moon

 

Well, the thing I was looking at isn't moving. But I just spotted something similar moving really fast in the sky, not flickering or anything. So I guess that was it?

Edited April 16, 2013 by sjalsip

[Winchmore 10]

Yes Indeed ...time to get the Binos out

 

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England&city=Sheffield#.UW3MP0o1B8E

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON APR 15 TO TUE APR 30

 

SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE

DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

 

ISS Mon Apr 15/08:48 PM 6 62 12 above WSW 11 above E

ISS Mon Apr 15/10:24 PM 3 50 10 above W 49 above SSW

ISS Tue Apr 16/09:34 PM 5 59 12 above W 23 above ESE

ISS Tue Apr 16/11:10 PM < 1 25 11 above W 15 above WSW

ISS Wed Apr 17/08:44 PM 5 64 22 above W 11 above ESE

ISS Wed Apr 17/10:20 PM 3 34 11 above W 34 above SSW

ISS Thu Apr 18/09:30 PM 4 44 14 above W 21 above SE

ISS Thu Apr 18/11:06 PM < 1 15 11 above WSW 12 above WSW

ISS Fri Apr 19/08:42 PM 2 54 41 above SE 10 above ESE

ISS Fri Apr 19/10:15 PM 3 21 10 above W 21 above SSW

ISS Sat Apr 20/09:25 PM 5 29 11 above W 16 above SSE

ISS Sun Apr 21/10:12 PM 2 12 10 above WSW 11 above SSW

ISS Mon Apr 22/09:20 PM 4 18 10 above WSW 11 above S

 

Rgs

[allwednesday 11]

All I bit funny really even the wife's got her head stuck out of the bedroom window now.

Look like staying up till midnight to see this Iridium flare.

[Alcoblog 10]

Didn't see the ISS although I stood on the Bolehills. Not surprising really as it's dark now and they'd probably turned the lights off and gone to bed (or just closed the curtains?)

 

I'll go and look for the iridium flare in half an hour though.

[Happ Hazzard 10]

I saw it earlier, my mate said it was a moon, I replied "that's no moon, that's an international space station".

[megalithic 10]

Just remember, with the Iridiums they start off very dim and gradually brighten to their peak over a minute or so, so keep scanning the sky for anything moving at the exact time. Frequently people miss them right up until their peak.

[allwednesday 11]

Well will try and see it again will get my binoculars out of the car cheers

 

Ok sorry dint do it on purpose sorry again

[Rampent 10]

Just remember, with the Iridiums they start off very dim and gradually brighten to their peak over a minute or so, so keep scanning the sky for anything moving at the exact time. Frequently people miss them right up until their peak.

 

I'm really not bothered about this at all.