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Anybody else catch the International Space Station
« on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 7:47am » |
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It went directly overhead from 5:43pm to 5:47pm EST, last night. Not sure how much of the U.S. had a view.
Me & my daughter went to check it out & what a site it was. Came into view in the southwest sky and streaked across the sky in a few minutes.
I just got a camera adaptor for my telescope, but it was going too fast to get a read on my scope, or a good picture 
Spaced out Jimmy
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #1 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 7:51am » |
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I'd love to see something like that Jimmy.. I'm glad you got to see it even if you weren't able to capture it on film 
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #3 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 8:15am » |
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Onya, Jim. Our weather is clearing at long bloody last so we're hoping to catch it soon.
What about Jupiter and Mars in the night sky just now - almost scarey! Reached up to touch them and was that close.
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #4 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 8:17am » |
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on Nov 3rd, 2005, 7:51am, LeLimey wrote:| I'd love to see something like that Jimmy.. I'm glad you got to see it even if you weren't able to capture it on film |
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I'm trying to get my daughter involved in stargazing...makes for some guiet quality time with her. She's 18 now...so anytime she wants to spend time with her Dad, is appreciated 
Thanks for the site...Totka!
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #5 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 8:19am » |
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on Nov 3rd, 2005, 8:15am, AussieBrian wrote:| What about Jupiter and Mars in the night sky just now - almost scarey! Reached up to touch them and was that close. |
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That's the main reason I got the adaptor...trying to get a good shot of Mars...and I'm running out of time. I can't get the exposure right...but give me time.
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #6 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 9:04am » |
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i've never managed to jump high enough to catch it 
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #7 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 9:18am » |
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on Nov 3rd, 2005, 8:19am, Jimmy B. wrote:
That's the main reason I got the adaptor...trying to get a good shot of Mars... the neighbors wife. |
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Fixed it for you.
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #9 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 9:57am » |
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on Nov 3rd, 2005, 9:18am, ExplodingEyeBall wrote:
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #10 on: Nov 3rd, 2005, 2:41pm » |
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Seen it a number of times. It is fun taking a handful of people out of the country club at exactly such & such time and saying 'watch that way'.
Hit that link that Totka posted... you can see it often.
Next really good one at my loc is Friday twilight.
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Re: Anybody else catch the International Space Sta
« Reply #11 on: Nov 4th, 2005, 12:47am » |
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I remember 1957 watching Sputnik from our front yard. The entire world watched Sputnik and our launch pad explosions in 1958 before we got out of the atmosphere.
Thems wuz the daze. 
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