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4th and Long
11-20-2008, 09:37 AM
Satellite tracker. http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php?PHPSESSID=up4mhpf8evmf8j60rn7n70bak5
The ISS is flying by this week. It's easy to spot with the naked eye. It takes about 2 minutes to cross the sky, at 17,500 mph.
HemiEd
11-20-2008, 02:55 PM
Thanks for the link, I thought it was only last night, that it would be visible.
4th and Long
11-20-2008, 02:56 PM
Thanks for the link, I thought it was only last night, that it would be visible.
Depends upon where you live ... well, ... and cloud cover too. :p
HemiEd
11-20-2008, 03:05 PM
Depends upon where you live ... well, ... and cloud cover too. :p
We have nothing tonight, but supposed to be brightest EVAR tomorrow about the time I get off work.
It is just too bad you can't see anything in the sky around here at night due to all the lights.
4th and Long
11-20-2008, 03:07 PM
We have nothing tonight, but supposed to be brightest EVAR tomorrow about the time I get off work.
It is just too bad you can't see anything in the sky around here at night due to all the lights.
While the area in which I live doesn't have a flood of lights, it has too many lights for my liking. I can still see all the satellites and stuff but the dimmer stars are hard to spot on occasion.
talastan
11-20-2008, 04:36 PM
Thanks I'll be watching tonight!!
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