Thread: ISS sighting
View Single Post
  #6  
Old 27-12-2007, 10:12 PM
Mimo's Avatar
Mimo
Registered User

Mimo is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 25
ISS over Melbourne

I've just observed ISS pass almost overhead from my suburb in Doncaster. I yelled out to the family to run outside quickly to have a look.

WOW!! Being the first time I have seen it I was quite suprised at how bright it was. The rest of the family were suitably impressed as well.

Did anyone else see it tonight? Easy to spot as the skies are cloudless at the moment and hardly a breath of wind. I don't know what mag it is, maybe someone else with better knowledge than me would be able to give an estimate. All I can say is that it was (much) brighter than any star or planet I've ever seen.

How do you catch something like this in a scope? And where can you get info about where it may be visible from a specific location (namely Melbourne in my case)?
Reply With Quote