For all you space fans......
 

Just heads up to you all, at 18.36hrs tonight, if you go out and look up into the sky, you will be able to see the space shuttle. At 18.41hrs tonight you will be able to see the international space station. You will be able to see them for 2 minutes and they will be travelling at 18,000 mph!!!! Awesome!!!
:thumb:

cool :cool:

hope its a clear evening :)

http://heavens-above.com/selecttown.asp?CountryID=UK

Tonight and Wednesday night is the last time you will see it in the uk shuttle goes back early wednesday.

According to the web site it will be a bit earlier tonight - I'm in High Wycombe and it is saying ISS/Shuttle will be visible between 6:13pm and 6:18pm tonight (8th) and 6:39pm and 6:43pm tomorrow.

Cool-thanks for that! Wouldn't want to miss it!!

Some bloke did/made a classic

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...om-garden.html

ETA Some geeky sh1t http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/

Wish I had a 600mm lens now!! :(

Was discovery docked with the ISS on Sunday night?
If it was then I saw both when I was looking at the ISS pass over,
Just looked like a bright star moving slowly overhead with the naked eye, still impressive tho.

Sorry to sound a complete numpty but what direction am I looking other than up?


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Depends where you live oh special one :)

But look at the size of his fcuking telescope though.

Doubt my pair of binoculars will get the same clarity.

Go here http://heavens-above.com/selecttown.asp?CountryID=UK, put in your town and then click on the day/time (8th March 18:13). It will show you a pretty graphic to show it;s transition. Pretty much it's West -> SW -> South -> SE. Though I guess in the main part not close to the horizon, will be SW/South for most of the time for the UK.

i tried to look it up in southampton as thought i would have a look later and show kids if can see anything but couldnt find anything once i put my location in and clicked on southampton

You should get a good view being in southampton apples

were in the sky do i look at 6:13??

Try that instead? Lists the major constellations too, so may help spotting it

http://heavens-above.com/PassDetails...610.7609297338

Thanks for the heads up.

Les

I'm in High Wycombe to, ill be keeping a look out, not sure what to look for tho? Where abouts in H.W are you scud8. Have you seen my scoob around ?

Did i not post links up above :mad:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...y/56658png.jpg

No, you posted a general link where you have to input your town, seems that is too challenging for some :-)

so i basicly look towards the west ont he horizon 6:10 onwards?

appears from the west then swings ssw then disapears se for me starting 6.12pm and ending 6.18pm

(Wiltshire)

heres the iss location:

http://iss.astroviewer.net/

Just waved to one of the astronauts at the window of the ISS!

:D

to cloudy here

Just seen something , must have been the shuttle?

I seen it..:thumb:

Did anyone else see it do a loop-the-loop? Show off b*stards.

Did you take a picture ??

The only thing i can see is some fat lass eating chips:(