Date Tonight

[Killswitch]

[With the international space station. Supposedly will be very viewable with the naked eye at 10:01 to 10:07 eastern coming out of the southwestern sky traveling east north east. Supposed to be pretty cool.]

 

[Killswitch]

That was awesome. Had a great clear view.

 

[Queersetti]

That was awesome. Had a great clear view.

Have you got a telescope? I keep thinking about getting one. I can't see much night sky from my house, but I can be deep in the country with a half hour's drive, and I can also look at ships in the harbor during the day.

 

[Killswitch]

Have you got a telescope? I keep thinking about getting one. I can't see much night sky from my house, but I can be deep in the country with a half hour's drive, and I can also look at ships in the harbor during the day.

I don't. I'd like a small decent one though. I am out far enough that I get a decent look without too much city light.

This was obviously just a bright dot but it was really bright and movin fast.

 

[Queersetti]

I don't. I'd like a small decent one though. I am out far enough that I get a decent look without too much city light.

This was obviously just a bright dot but it was really bright and movin fast.

I bought the Star Walk app for my iPad, the one that you hold up to the sky and it identifies all the stars, constellations, etc. It's piqued my interest.

 

[Lorilei]

I saw it!

 

[Killswitch]

I bought the Star Walk app for my iPad, the one that you hold up to the sky and it identifies all the stars, constellations, etc. It's piqued my interest.

I'll check that out. I have flight aware on my phone and track airplanes flying overhead sometimes or flights with specific airplanes wherever in the world.

Little somethin I do when I have nothin else to do.

I mostly do it on the home computer.

 

[Killswitch]

I saw it!

Did you? lol Good.

I took a pic with my cell and sent it to my girlfriend. lol Of course it's just a hazy dot.... She just went to bed before that too so I couldn't resist pissing her off with a silly pic.

 

[thør]

It's be dark enough to see that sort of stuff from here around midnight come the first of September, or so.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

How high was it above the horizon and how long was it in sight?

 

[Killswitch]

How high was it above the horizon and how long was it in sight?

Well it came out of the southwest and went east northeast right over my head. It lasted the six minutes they said. It was spot on.

 

[Aquagal]

Here I came to find out if your date went better than Jonathan Parkers.

Carry on.

 

[Killswitch]

How high was it above the horizon and how long was it in sight?

77 degrees is what I think you're after. Apparently it is visible quite often. Rarely this direct over head and more often at 25 degrees or so but it circles the earth every 90 minutes.