See the space-station fly over tonight

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Robsco 1319 posts	Saturday 11th August 2007 at 17:53 Not Jujitsu related, but still pretty nifty I reckon. Look up at 21:40 (if you're in the UK). Face south, look pretty much straight up, it'll fly over from west to east, down in london it'll be straight up, the further north you are you'll need to look a little south. It'll be a bloody great big star, moving about the speed of a plane, but no flashing lights. You'll know it's it cos it'll be mega bright, so if it was a plane you'd also see the flashing lights, plus you'd hear it! Was an amazing view last night, but went dim when it reached right over head as the solar panels stopped reflecting straight down - tonight it should be bright across the whole sky. The Admin Guy
Robsco 1319 posts	Saturday 11th August 2007 at 21:53 If ya missed it tonight, try tomorrow (Sunday) at 22:00, perhaps start looking 5 mins before, should be good too cos you'll see it curve as it's passing over us. The Admin Guy
Robsco 1319 posts	Sunday 12th August 2007 at 22:34 Oh, and there's a meteor shower tonight too, about 1 every minute, face Ursa Major (the plough, frying-pan), and look to the right. The Admin Guy
sl Resident 855 posts	Wednesday 15th August 2007 at 16:04 Are you talking to yourself robsco? ______________________________
Robsco 1319 posts	Wednesday 15th August 2007 at 19:24 fraid so, it's easily done. The Admin Guy

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1319 posts

Saturday 11th August 2007 at 17:53

Not Jujitsu related, but still pretty nifty I reckon.

Look up at 21:40 (if you're in the UK).

Face south, look pretty much straight up, it'll fly over from west to east, down in london it'll be straight up, the further north you are you'll need to look a little south.

It'll be a bloody great big star, moving about the speed of a plane, but no flashing lights.

You'll know it's it cos it'll be mega bright, so if it was a plane you'd also see the flashing lights, plus you'd hear it!

Was an amazing view last night, but went dim when it reached right over head as the solar panels stopped reflecting straight down - tonight it should be bright across the whole sky.

The Admin Guy

Robsco

1319 posts

Saturday 11th August 2007 at 21:53

If ya missed it tonight, try tomorrow (Sunday) at 22:00, perhaps start looking 5 mins before, should be good too cos you'll see it curve as it's passing over us.

The Admin Guy

Robsco

1319 posts

Sunday 12th August 2007 at 22:34

Oh, and there's a meteor shower tonight too, about 1 every minute, face Ursa Major (the plough, frying-pan), and look to the right.

The Admin Guy

Resident

855 posts

Wednesday 15th August 2007 at 16:04

Are you talking to yourself robsco?

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Robsco

1319 posts

Wednesday 15th August 2007 at 19:24

fraid so, it's easily done.

The Admin Guy