ISS Passing over Ireland tonight - what time?

Bruthal

Beeker wrote: »

It was too close to the station to make out as a seperate object:(

Uncle telling me he could see them as seperate objects with binoculars on last passing there.

Beeker

robbie7730 wrote: »

Uncle telling me he could see them as seperate objects with binoculars on last passing there.

Good eyesight there:)

derra

Success over Australia ( i think !)
Only short while ago over Ireland

Is1ldur

What direction should I look at 8.10?

Beeker

Is1ldur wrote: »

What direction should I look at 8.10?

It will be coming from the west or slightly southwest

Is1ldur

Thank you Beeker. I can always rely on you to answer by stupid newbie questions!

Cú Giobach

Here we go again.

Beeker

Another great view from here.....skies stayed clear:)

Bruthal

Yes dissappeared into earth shadow as well.

salad dodger

Saw it again.
A strangely humbling experience...for me anyway

Thanks to you guys for the timing info [big thumbs up]

Cú Giobach

Clear skies and great view here also.
Next stop an iridium flare tomorrow from here.

Bruthal

Beeker wrote: »

Good eyesight there:)

Yes he just said now he could only see one object this time, so probably could see both the first time. Like looking at jupiter and moons, easily visible as seperate with binoculars or telescope, once they are steady.

Is1ldur

Almost missed it and it disappeared into shadow too soon. Next time I will have to wear my contact lenses, instead of trying to take my glasses off to use the bino's and not being able to see a thing!

Beeker

Next view will be tomorrow Sun 27th from 19:01 - 19:04

bonzer79

Just got out in time to see it for about 20 seconds, so 2 good passings and have the live stream up and running, will we get as good a view tomorrow with the 18:35 passing?

Dave!

Didn't get to see it the second time, was standing outside but couldn't find it, and it was very cold, and I needed a sh*t too

Oh well

Might go back out later with the bino's and take advantage of the clear skies, lovely night

jamesbrond

Saw it at 6:35. Was able to make out 2 objects with very powerful binoculars.
Next pass was only 1 object though.

Beeker

bonzer79 wrote: »

Just got out in time to see it for about 20 seconds, so 2 good passings and have the live stream up and running, will we get as good a view tomorrow with the 18:35 passing?

Yeah tomorrows should be just the same if we get clear skies:)

mickger844posts

Saw it for about 5 seconds then it disappeared into what i thought was a cloud but from reading here it was the earths shadow. Lost it after that. A few minutes before i saw a shooting star or maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me

Beeker

mickger844posts wrote: »

Saw it for about 5 seconds then it disappeared into what i thought was a cloud but from reading here it was the earths shadow. Lost it after that. A few minutes before i saw a shooting star or maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me

Ah another Waterford man!

bonzer79

According to http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=Ireland&region=None&city=Dublin

We should get it for about 3 mins.

emo72

saw a shooting star at the 1835 crossing, in the south. maybe someone else saw it while we were all waiting for station?

phonypony

not the best quality but here's the 18:35 pass with live comms from the Russians on the ISS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_oG3GxRFZU

Bruthal

Dave! wrote: »

Didn't get to see it the second time, was standing outside but couldn't find it, and it was very cold, and I needed a sh*t too

Oh well

Might go back out later with the bino's and take advantage of the clear skies, lovely night

It can be hard to find it on passes where it will quickly enter earths shadow. When it is rising from the horizon in the evening and near straight toward the observer, the sun is behind it from our perspective so we see the darker side of it until its up a bit, so it would not be very bright at that stage either, then not too long after, its eclipsed.

Davaeo09

Hey folks can some one help a newbie out here.
Which direction should I be looking. North, East, South or West?

Yesterday I was finished soccer at 6.30 couldn't find any thing in the sky when I came out, seemed to bright? Saying that I was on the towns outskirts. Perhaps I need to be further out?

Bruthal

Davaeo09 wrote: »

Hey folks can some one help a newbie out here.
Which direction should I be looking. North, East, South or West?

Yesterday I was finished soccer at 6.30 couldn't find any thing in the sky when I came out, seemed to bright? Saying that I was on the towns outskirts. Perhaps I need to be further out?

Have a look at this site, it shows a live position of the ISS, or other satellites you can pick. It was a link put up earlier in this thread.

Below the map you can see 3 boxes too, draw orbit, draw footprint, keep centred. If you click draw footprint, a green circle shows the area on the earths surface where the ISS is within visible range, although it has to co-incide with just around or within an hour or 2 after dusk, or before dawn to actually be able to see it, otherwise it is in earths shadow and is invisible, even though its within viewing range.

But anyway, it will show you what direction to look by judging where the ISS is as it approaches.

There is a 5 day prediction link to top right of map, it will show times it can be viewed from ireland, based on the users IP address showing your location.

Beeker

Quick heads up for tonights pass from 19:01 to 19:04 West to east:)

Bruthal

A map showing the ISS orbit past Ireland from 19:00, note at about 19:06 the ISS will pass into earths shadow, shown by the path changing from green to blue in the map here. It will be possible to see this happen if you keep watching it untill this time, clear skies permitting.

derra

Perfect conditions to view where i am, saw the two passings last night.
Looking forward to this again.

Beeker

derra wrote: »

Perfect conditions to view where i am, saw the two passings last night.
Looking forward to this again.

Looking great from here aswell:)