Just saw the International Space Station

BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
edited August 2013 in The Clubhouse
I stepped out back to "water a tree", looked up at the sky, and noticed a star moving in a straight line. Is that a satellite, I thought. It has been a while since I have seen one. Anyway, I came in a Googled the ISS tracker, and sure enough it was overhead.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2013
    I would have thought it was a ufo :lol: and went for the shotgun on my way to the bedroom closet
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited August 2013
    I watch ISS quite a bit, we should be in for a treat this weekend if the skies ever clear up around here.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,958
    edited August 2013
    Did you wave ? :cheesygrin:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Did you wave ? :cheesygrin:

    Finger. :biggrin:

    Not really. I don't need the NSA, CIA, FBI, etc. pestering me.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited August 2013
    There is an app called ISS Spotter. It uses your location and tells you when all the visible passes are. I watch it all the time.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited August 2013
    Hope you didn't kill the tree :cheesygrin:
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I stepped out back to "water a tree", looked up at the sky, and noticed a star moving in a straight line. Is that a satellite, I thought. It has been a while since I have seen one. Anyway, I came in a Googled the ISS tracker, and sure enough it was overhead.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Hope you didn't kill the tree :cheesygrin:

    Nope. The tree is thriving after starting this a couple of years ago.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited August 2013
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Finger. :biggrin:

    Not really. I don't need the NSA, CIA, FBI, etc. pestering me.

    Too late!
    Too much **** to list....
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,776
    edited August 2013
    Peak weekend for the Perseid "meteor shower" this weekend... :-)

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/08/09/perseid_meteor_shower_2013_catch_the_falling_stars.html

    Northeast is the worst skyview from the new place... but the blog above says "the more open sky, the better..." (even if not looking straight down the barrel of Perseus) :-)

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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited August 2013
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I stepped out back to "water a tree", looked up at the sky, and noticed a star moving in a straight line. Is that a satellite, I thought. It has been a while since I have seen one. Anyway, I came in a Googled the ISS tracker, and sure enough it was overhead.

    You sure it was the ISS and not some other satellite? Every time I've seen the ISS it almost looked like a cluster of objects, moving together. And it's bright, brighter than Venus.

    Chris
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    wz2p7j wrote: »
    You sure it was the ISS and not some other satellite? Every time I've seen the ISS it almost looked like a cluster of objects, moving together. And it's bright, brighter than Venus.

    Chris

    Well, I didn't get its 'N' number as it went by, but it was supposed to be overhead following a southeast to northwest path. As you say, it is bright. With all the light pollution around here, only the brightest stars shine.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,040
    edited August 2013
    If you frequently star at the sky while watering the trees at night google the Heavens Above web site. Lots of things you can see once regstered and you enter your location. The Iridium flares happen fairly frequently and it's amazing how accurate the data is on the occurances. Even in fairly light polluted areas you can still see the "flare" at it's brightest but it's much more interesting to be able to see the start to finish of them.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited August 2013
    It's pretty cool to spot a satellite or ISS going over you. I remember we flew back home from Shuttle flight support one day, checked ISS tracker and ISS would go over Toronto in the evening right after Shuttle separated from it. So went to the lake and watched TWO stars separating from each other :)
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2013
    Download the NASA app as it will track anything heavenly that you can see from your location with times, directions, etc; very fun.

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  • Speedskater
    Speedskater Posts: 495
    edited August 2013
    Now you will have to start watching for 'Iridium Flares'.

    http://www.heavens-above.com/
    then:
    'Iridium Flares'

    It's a series of communication satellites.
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