ISS Sightings

retired · 09-29-2024, 10:00 AM

Did you watch the international space station go by last night? We went onto the boathouse at 7:24 and saw it move northwest to east directly above us. It took about 5 minutes to cross the sky. Pretty cool. Reminded me of when Skylab fell to earth back in July of 1979.

rick35 · 09-29-2024, 07:42 PM

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Did you watch the international space station go by last night? We went onto the boathouse at 7:24 and saw it move northwest to east directly above us. It took about 5 minutes to cross the sky. Pretty cool. Reminded me of when Skylab fell to earth back in July of 1979.

The next sighting for Meredith is at 7:25 Monday evening for 6 minutes going WNW to SE. Your post got me thinking that it would be interesting to see it again. You can see future sighting opportunities at spotthestation.nasa.gov.

rick35 · 09-29-2024, 08:03 PM

And I remember watching for Skylab when it fell. One of the recent cool celestial events was watching a string of Starlink satellites deploy. Astronomers are complaing that the satellites are interfering with celestial viewing. I guess that's a form of photobombing.

Loub52 · 09-29-2024, 08:06 PM

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Did you watch the international space station go by last night? We went onto the boathouse at 7:24 and saw it move northwest to east directly above us. It took about 5 minutes to cross the sky. Pretty cool. Reminded me of when Skylab fell to earth back in July of 1979.

Yep. It was unmistakable to see. Thinking of all the astronauts have served on it and two of the latest that will have been in orbit for 8 months following a planned 10 day stay.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-SIyey_Yo1k

webmaster · 09-30-2024, 02:11 PM

NASA’s new Spot the Station app is really nice and sends you a notification when a sighting is coming up:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spot-t...n/id6449235044

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...SpotTheStation

ishoot308 · 09-30-2024, 06:35 PM

Good view of it tonight going over the lake!

Dan

Hillcountry · 10-01-2024, 09:55 AM

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Good view of it tonight going over the lake!

Dan

Dan, was it directly overhead? I didn’t see it (probably too many trees?)

rickylake · 10-01-2024, 02:28 PM

What website do you use to get info on the space station, where and when it passes overhead? TIA

Bear Guy · 10-01-2024, 03:30 PM

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What website do you use to get info on the space station, where and when it passes overhead? TIA

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

Winilyme · 10-01-2024, 03:31 PM

See post #5 above.

Smith Point · 12-15-2024, 10:01 PM

So I walked outside December 3rd to have a cigarette. I was looking up at the sky and noticed is that star moving? and then there was another star right behind it! moving at the same speed, and then there was another star right behind it moving at the same speed! equally spaced apart! My guess was there was 15 to 20 of them lined up in a row I called my brother who's into this space stuff, and he said that SpaceX just released 24 satellites earlier in the day. It kind of freaked me out. I thought it was the end of the world. Intercontinental nuclear ballistic missiles!!!😀

09-29-2024, 10:00 AM	#1
retired Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Belmont, NH Posts: 99 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 29 Posts	ISS Sightings Did you watch the international space station go by last night? We went onto the boathouse at 7:24 and saw it move northwest to east directly above us. It took about 5 minutes to cross the sky. Pretty cool. Reminded me of when Skylab fell to earth back in July of 1979.

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ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,192 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 5,255 Times in 2,039 Posts	ISS Viewing Good view of it tonight going over the lake! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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rickylake Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 4 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Iss What website do you use to get info on the space station, where and when it passes overhead? TIA

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Smith Point Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smith Point/ Bangor ME Posts: 195 Thanks: 198 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts	Satellite launch So I walked outside December 3rd to have a cigarette. I was looking up at the sky and noticed is that star moving? and then there was another star right behind it! moving at the same speed, and then there was another star right behind it moving at the same speed! equally spaced apart! My guess was there was 15 to 20 of them lined up in a row I called my brother who's into this space stuff, and he said that SpaceX just released 24 satellites earlier in the day. It kind of freaked me out. I thought it was the end of the world. Intercontinental nuclear ballistic missiles!!!😀

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