I was setting up just after sunset while I still had enough light to align the EQ mount. I slipped in a 35mm eyepiece and removed the dust cap to look for a star to check the alignment. Two huge squares crossed the field of view and I damn near did my pants in
. I thought that the aliens had finally arrived.
A couple of seconds to clear the head, dive to the laptop and a quick check on Heavens-Above and my suspicions were confirmed. I had accidentally managed to view the ISS through my scope. Couldn't do it if I tried. Amazing to think that I can now check what is happening in the sky in seconds instead of guessing, like when I was a kid in the country in the 1980's.