iss pass east coast

mozzie (Peter) · #1 08-10-2009, 06:27 PM

bright pass 7.15pm tonight here at coffs saying -3.1
mozzie

pirate of skies (Rob) · #2 08-10-2009, 08:12 PM

Ive got mine at 19.24.15pm at -5 mag
Should be nice to see. (Iridium flare 70).

pirate of skies (Rob) · #3 08-10-2009, 08:31 PM

I just made it before the clouds came over.
Really bright. Pleasure to watch. Came up from the south east and was heading north almost parallel to the meridian. It flared brilliantly at 50 or so degrees ENE for a few seconds. I could still follow it until it got lost in the clouds.
Made my night so far !

mozzie (Peter) · #4 08-10-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pirate of skies

I just made it before the clouds came over.
Really bright. Pleasure to watch. Came up from the south east and was heading north almost parallel to the meridian. It flared brilliantly at 50 or so degrees ENE for a few seconds. I could still follow it until it got lost in the clouds.
Made my night so far !

was it the iss you watched its direction is wrong seems you seen a iridium flair.i seen it from the nw and went to the se fantastic sight had the wife and kids watching told my youngest that there was people in it and he kept on waving priceless
at 8.23pm to the nne at 50deg was one of the best iridium flares id seen and a -8mag brilliant we could see the iridium coming south to north and for 5 seconds it slowly brightend then the intense -8 yellow colour wow then it faded an absoult ripper till the next one
mozzie

DavidU (Dave) · #5 08-10-2009, 08:58 PM

Just had a good ISS pass here in Melb at 8.49 WNW to about 50 deg.
NO CLOUDS !

pirate of skies (Rob) · #6 08-10-2009, 09:01 PM

Yeh, sorry about that. It was a flare. Iridium 70 I believe, possibly the same one as you, but it only went to Mag -5 with me, due to my location. Same time as your with the hour diff (I got to keep remembering that has changed now).
Good to here the little tyke was enjoying it.

DavidTrap (David) · #7 08-10-2009, 11:39 PM

Your post prompted me to look for the ISS tonight. Heavens Above said it would transit just after 18:14, so I set my alarm and jumped up during dinner. Was travelling much more slowly than I thought it would, but Heavens Above did say it would take several minutes to cross the sky.

I've never seen an Iridium flare - might have to go looking for one...

Cheers
DT