ISS Heads Up for Monday and Wednesday Nights

sheeny (Al) · #1 11-01-2008, 09:20 PM

Looks like a couple of favourable ISS passes for the NSW (Newcastle - Sydney - Wollongong) area on Monday and Wednesday nights... actually Monday might be OK too for Victoria and southern parts of the the real NSW

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Al.

iceman (Mike) · #2 12-01-2008, 12:07 PM

Been waiting for this.. of course clouds are also predicted

sheeny (Al) · #3 12-01-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman

Been waiting for this.. of course clouds are also predicted

Tell me about it, Mike! We've been having a lot of cloudy weather lately, as a lot of people have, but I can't believe the clear days we've had that have clouded over as the sun goes down.

I had to go an buy a second counterweight for my scope, to help me cope with the weather!

(and so I can piggy back my camera

). I managed to get the scope out the other night for a very ordinary evening though (desperation was setting in!).

Al.

h0ughy (David) · #4 12-01-2008, 10:26 PM

thanks for the heads up - now need it to be cloud free

Ric · #5 12-01-2008, 10:28 PM

Thanks Al, I might get a nice view of this one.

Cheers

IceAgeComing · #6 15-01-2008, 07:06 PM

hah wow, i was looking south west, and all of a sudden saw a MASSIVE flare, i watched in amazement, it was at least magnitude -8

too bad it was just a jetliner catching the sun

then came the ISS, i could watch it from horizon to horizon as it passed direct over NZ

sheeny (Al) · #7 15-01-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by IceAgeComing

hah wow, i was looking south west, and all of a sudden saw a MASSIVE flare, i watched in amazement, it was at least magnitude -8

too bad it was just a jetliner catching the sun

then came the ISS, i could watch it from horizon to horizon as it passed direct over NZ

Ah, cool! You got today's pass I presume? I noticed it was good for NZ but not for us! I'm hoping for a clear night tomorrow.

Al.

iceman (Mike) · #8 15-01-2008, 08:53 PM

Not looking good for me, of course. Going to have to wait another 2 weeks

swannies1983 (Dan) · #9 15-01-2008, 10:22 PM

Just saw the ISS here in Adelaide. It was as bright as predicted (-1.9). Was spoiled a bit as it had an extremely close encounter with Mars before entering Earth's shadow.