Melbourne ISS pass tonight

[DavidU]

Mag-3.2 at 22.01.37 till 22.05.42
start SE 10deg max NW 68deg end 33deg NNE.

Might get the dob out this time..........:D

[DavidU]

Cloudy:rolleyes:

[desler]

Sorry David, My fault,


New scope, C9.25, mount GM8 (Thanks Dave) picked up yesterday!

Of course it's cloudy!



Darren

[DavidU]

OOoohhh NICE scope Darren.I love those.

[casstony]

Clear in the Valley for a change. My 10yo daughter and I paused an episode of Voyager to go watch a real space vessel - she thought it was 'awesome'. Another satellite crossed just behind the ISS too.

[desler]

I think it's great to see the kids excitement when they have an understanding of what they're looking at. Hopefully sewing the seeds of a desire to learn more.



Darren

[pgc hunter]

Which is ofcourse typical for good ol' New South Pole.

My Intes Mak is still awaiting first light after getting a mount at the end of bloody October. The scope itself was bought in March :(

The Bureau predicts NEXT Saturday to be sunny.....100 bucks says it'll be cold cloudy and raining like it usually does in a New South Pole "summer"...read CRUMMER!!!!11!

[casstony]

I think my daughter is well and truly assimilated. She wants to try to follow the ISS with her scope next time. I have a WO Ezy-Touch with dual dovetails, so I'll put both scopes on that and see if we can track it together. She also doesn't understand how anyone could not like star trek :). "They're crazy".

[mozzie]

cloudy and wet and windy up here
mozzie

[Kevnool]

When i get my laptop out at our work camp at night and bring up the orbitron program they are amazed of the positions and times.

Cheers Kev.

[erick]

'Twas a nice, bright (and unexpected) pass over Snake Valley last night! :thumbsup:

[Kevnool]

There the best the unexpected.

Cheers Kev.

[DavidU]

Another bright pass tonight (Mon)
Mag -3.2 start21:10:38 10'SW- Max21:13:36 74'NW -End 21:16:30 10'NE

[michaellxv]

Happened to be out looking at Christmas lights with the family last night when it went over. Nice long flyby, plenty of time to see it.:thumbsup:

[DavidU]

Nice bright one tonight, my son tried to nail it with the 12" Dob to no avail.

[richardda1st]

Yesterday was my first sighting of the ISS:D, I always seem to miss it, but not yesterday. Got my 10" dob setup and pointing at the specified area as per Stellarium alt/az. Started about 15min early to make sure I wasn't late. Thanks to my daughter (Kelly) she spotted it well bellow the area I was looking at. It's so bright (still daylight) don't know how I missed it before. Managed to site my scope using the red dot finder (very easy) and using the 26mm wide angle ep managed to track it of and on. Clearly seeing the structure and shape. Must use a filter next time as it's to bright especially when straight above.

Anyone out there want to swap an Ethos (15mm to 20mm) for a Mead 26mm WA:D

[erick]

Impressive!

[DavidU]

There is another tonight (tue) that I will try the Dob on.

[richardda1st]

:question:

Isthereahintofsssaaarrrkasssimmminy oureye? (Floyd).:):D:P;):lol::rofl:

[richardda1st]

Thanks David, will check Stellarium details and view again tonight, hopefully.

[richardda1st]

No joy this time!:(

[DavidU]

I missed it too, I had to go out for dinner.

[michaellxv]

full cloud cover so no joy here either :(

[pgc hunter]

and that crap is well on its way here on my first night off......all that crap will be here just in time for sunset, bugger it I'm gonna get drunk instead, god I hate the climate here in the antarctic roaring 40s so bloody much :mad2:

[richardda1st]

Na, I sawed it, but tried to chase it with an 11mm plossl (115X). :screwy:
Managed a fraction of a split second or so in the ep, now where is that Ethos.:rofl: