ISS flare!!!

[Lee]

Have just come inside from watching the ISS/STS-115 flyover - awesome, heavens above under-estimated its brightness....
a predicted magnitude of 0.8 was an observed magnitude of at least -2 - and it flared, for about 10-15 seconds (at approx 20 deg alt in the WSW) it did an iridium like flare to I think -10 or so - REALLY bright
I've seen -8 Iridiums - and this left them for dead by a large margin.... maybe the new solar panels are at the right angle - I wish the camera was trained to the flare area!!! I had it trained to catch them passing between the pointers and crux.....

(This was all from Newcastle)

[JohnG (John)]

Was spectacular wasn't it, been laid low with the flu but still went out to have a look, best sight I have seen for a while.

On again tomorrow night.

Cheers

JohnG

[iceman (Mike)]

Was it visible again tonight, and noone told me AGAIN!?

You guys have to post this stuff in advance!

[h0ughy (David)]

Mike the ISS passes over again tomorrow - -see there is your warning!!!!!!!!!!

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks h0ughy that's all I ask!

[RB (Andrew)]

It was AWESOME, they were even furthur appart tonight, and again I wasn't ready.....doh.......at least it was great to do a visual.

What's the bet it's cloudy tomorrow night when I have the camera ready.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by Rocket Boy

It was AWESOME, they were even furthur appart tonight, and again I wasn't ready.....doh.......at least it was great to do a visual.

What's the bet it's cloudy tomorrow night when I have the camera ready.

I actually missed it, my back wasnt good and I was lying on the floor when I realised the time it was too late. RB where are the photos..... thats right, Mike took them (sorry mike, we know you secretly like being told )

[MakMan]

Observed the ISS/STS pass last night from Newcastle and was suitably impressed, wasn't expecting to see them that close together.
Had the whole family out tonight at home and was rewarded by that amazing flare!
Wonder what surprises tommorrows pass will bring?

[sheeny (Al)]

Hi Guys,

I watched the ISS and shuttle pass tonight as well. No flare here though , but still it was impressively bright and good to see the shuttle tagging along.

I just finished dinner and suggested Lyn and her daughter Jarita come outside to watch it... then bumped into the next door neighbours outside so we had a little ISS party out the front! All good! I think they were all quite impressed with the view!

I just need to get myself better organised to view it in detail and/or image it.

Al.