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Shuttle Launch Visible from Ireland Tonight

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    #152
    kleefarr
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    Raining on NASA TV now.


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    #153
    kleefarr
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    Must have just been a shower, haven't seen any since.


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    #154
    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,576 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    kleefarr wrote: »
    Must have just been a shower, haven't seen any since.

    They've gone into a phase 2 lightning warning,basically everyone around pad 39a will have to stop what they're doing and sit tight 'til it passes. Endeavours crew are due to hit the astrovan shortly.


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    #155
    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,576 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Lol. It's pouring down now!! You can hardly make out the orbiter on NASA tv!!


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    #156
    breadmonkey
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    Any ideas on a good place to watch this in south Dublin? Or would it not make much difference?


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    #157
    [Deleted User]
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    breadmonkey wrote: »
    Any ideas on a good place to watch this in south Dublin? Or would it not make much difference?

    Just get as far away from light pollution as you can, really. Also, somewhere with a low horizon.

    As for a specific area? I don't have a clue.


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    #158
    HiTecRedneck
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    Gotta love that bus that they ride out to the launch pad on!


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    #159
    Ostrom
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    -JammyDodger- wrote: »
    Just get as far away from light pollution as you can, really. Also, somewhere with a low horizon.

    As for a specific area? I don't have a clue.

    Any idea of direction/alt? I'm assuming the nasa monday figures are out of date, is it still southern horizon?


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    #160
    breadmonkey
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    Dun Laoghaire? Near the pier?


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    #161
    jumpguy
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    Just got back to this. In the White Room now...wonder why it's white...Is the weather still bad over there?

    IT BETTER LAUNCH. Clear skies here now, perfect viewing conditions. :D


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    #162
    Flying Abruptly
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    is there supposed to be sound in the nasa tv stream? im getting none


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    #163
    [Deleted User]
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    efla wrote: »
    Any idea of direction/alt? I'm assuming the nasa monday figures are out of date, is it still southern horizon?

    I'm not exactly sure to be honest. It'd be the same direction/alt as what was predicted for Monday (I'd assume); but I wouldn't go by the NASA website (I'm not sure if they've updated Monday's figures, like you say).

    I'm sure somebody will post what direction/alt to look.


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    #164
    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,576 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Flying Abruptly wrote: »
    is there supposed to be sound in the nasa tv stream? im getting none

    Watch it on http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/status.html,there's a commentary on there too.


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    #165
    jumpguy
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    Met put up the satellite images...midlands is best, north, east and south east areas are lookin bad. South west looks good. :D Hows visibility where everyone is?

    EDIT: Sat images in the US clearly show the clouds they're on about in the north-east. Image.


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    #166
    Ostrom
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    jumpguy wrote: »
    Met put up the satellite images...midlands is best, north, east and south east areas are lookin bad. South west looks good. :D Hows visibility where everyone is?

    Bad now, but only cumulus which have tended to clear quickly with the evening cooling the last few nights. Hope so!

    lordlucan - it goes silent for minutes at a time


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    #167
    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,576 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    efla wrote: »
    lordlucan - it goes silent for minutes at a time

    I watch it on spaceflight now so when there's nothing doing i can listen to the commentary team there ramble on with their guests.

    Come launch time i'll whack sky news active on and watch it there.


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    #168
    Stargate
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    Hi All ,

    Weather in Cork at the moment , fairly cloudy , fingers crossed for tonight .
    Wouldnt be nice just for ONE time in this country the weather would allow us to actually see something without having to worry about cloud cover :D

    Regards
    Stargate
    Cork


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    #169
    kleefarr
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    Looks like they're strapped in on Nasa TV.


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    #170
    Ostrom
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    I love the NASA shop talk :)


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    #171
    Calibos
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    Clear over Bray at the moment which is good both for the Shuttle and for Rattle and Hum playing in the seafront for the Bray Festival :D

    Cloud is in patches over the country. Might get lucky tonight!! Fingers Crossed! :D


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    #172
    Ostrom
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    Calibos wrote: »
    Clear over Bray at the moment which is good both for the Shuttle and for Rattle and Hum playing in the seafront for the Bray Festival :D

    Cloud is in patches over the country. Might get lucky tonight!! Fingers Crossed! :D

    I'm about the same location as yourself - WSW-E for viewing later right?


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    #173
    Dave!
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    What direction should I be looking lads? In Tallaght at the mo...

    Hopefully will see it in spite of light pollution...

    Alarm set :)


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    #174
    Calibos
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    Dave! wrote: »
    What direction should I be looking lads? In Tallaght at the mo...

    Hopefully will see it in spite of light pollution...

    Alarm set :)

    Face the Dublin Mountains and you'll see it start in the West to your right traveling right to left over the Dublin mountains about 40º high and disappearing in the East to your left. 40º is your fist held at arms length at the Horizon x4. (4 stacked fists)


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    #175
    jumpguy
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    Dave! wrote: »
    What direction should I be looking lads? In Tallaght at the mo...

    Hopefully will see it in spite of light pollution...

    Alarm set :)
    If I'm wrong, please correct me astronomy buffs. NASA haven't updated their servers to account for Monday's scrub. I advise to look out for the ISS's pass at 10:05 PM heading WSW - East. The shuttle should be going in about the same direction. Go to www.heavens-above.com and enter your own personal co-ordinates and find out where it's passing.


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    #176
    445279.ie
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    Can someone please clarify what time it should be passing over

    In West Limerick and clear skies at the moment


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    #177
    boardsdotie
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    Green on all weather constraints :D


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    #178
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    445279.ie wrote: »
    Can someone please clarify what time it should be passing over

    In West Limerick and clear skies at the moment

    ISS: 22:04 - 22:10; max. brightness: ~22:07
    Shuttle: It'll come in view around 23:20, and last several minutes.
    For both, they'll rise ~WSW and set ~E.
    The altitude of the ISS will be ~60 degrees. Altitude of the Shuttle will be ~40 degrees.

    (Any chance of getting that into a forum announcement mods? A lot of people are going to be coming onto the forum looking for those details.)


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    #179
    Doomofman
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    So what time will I be able to see this in Dublin? 11.30 or 12.30?


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    #180
    ScumLord
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    How come the two clocks on the nasa site have different times? The STS-127 Clock is at over an hour and the "official one is at less than 30 minutes.

    Is it still 11pm launch?


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    #181
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    How come the two clocks on the nasa site have different times? The STS-127 Clock is at over an hour and the "official one is at less than 30 minutes.

    Is it still 11pm launch?

    Launch at 23:03.

    The official clock has holds built in (it'll stop at various times). The other clock is just a direct countdown.


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