Topic: ISS Passes and Lyrid Meteor Shower later

[Whandsy]

Managed a great view of it, clear skies around me so headed off to high ground. Well impressed!!

Thanks DP

W

[DalPuri]

You're welcome everyone. Hope you get clear skies for the rest of the month Raining here as usual  :

Thanks George, i didn't see that. I had another tab open with this:

http://www.isstracker.com/
Same thing more or less.



Its one of those things. When you know the times and direction its easy to nip outside for a quick look. When i lived in Wimbledon i always had to go outside to watch Concorde fly overhead coming in to land each night just before 10pm
Unmistakable sound, like a Morris minor  ;D  Well, not that Concorde has a 1000cc engine, you know what i mean 
Poor old Concorde.

[George]

Unfortunately I missed it. I also noticed that the closest it was to London, as at this evening 22 April was somewhere over France - which seems a long way off. If it was flying straight over London (in my case) would it appear directly overhead and be even more visible?

[Whandsy]

I live in lancs and the ISS seemed fairly high, i put my location in the link dalpuri gave and it said the highest elevation would be 28 degrees. It came from below venus area ( the really bright star (planet obviously)) and came through the sky similar to an aeroplane but brighter and constant shine, it got to about the same height as venus as well!

W

[DalPuri]

If it was flying straight over London (in my case) would it appear directly overhead and be even more visible?

I've only seen it for the first time over the past few days myself George. Each pass i've watched it's looked like its flying directly overhead when its actually over the channel. I'm in Mid Wales.
 You'd get a longer and brighter view, but i don't thinks there's much in it.
I'll post some pics when me and my mate get the thing captured with the webcam and telescope.

Frank

[DalPuri]

10 mins for the next pass     

Date
23.04.2012  Begin 20:46:17   End 20:52:25    Duration 6:08    Brightness -2.8 mag

[Whandsy]

10 mins for the next pass     

Date
23.04.2012  Begin 20:46:17   End 20:52:25    Duration 6:08    Brightness -2.8 mag

Was good again, nice n clear