ISS Back Tonight

yellowlabrador

Great view from West Cork. I waved this time, my neighbours must think I'm nuts.

prodsc

Just saw it on its own on the Sligo skyline

gozunda

Just had excellent view of it nearly for its full transit + bonus of small meteor trail

Rucking_Fetard

Every parking spot at the International Space Station is currently occupied

ATV-5 is notable as the European Space Agency’s last resupply mission to the ISS. The ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle, is a beastly spacecraft with a payload of up to 7,700 kilos (17,000 lbs) — about twice that of any other resupply spacecraft. It too lacks the ability to return to Earth, instead burning up in the atmosphere.

Rucking_Fetard

^^^^

They stuck a Camera on the ATV to film it burnup on reentry.

This Disposable Space Camera Will Record Its Own Destruction on Re-Entry


ATV Docking Pic

irishgeo

my binos have arrived, i cant wait to try them out.

FlipperThePriest

From Last night taken at 22.21. I was hoping for clearer skies.. this is as good as I could get from behind the clouds.
Had to process the image in attempt to bring it out from behind the cloud a little, hence quite a bit of noise in the photo.

fryup

whats the story tonight??

Bongalongherb

fryup wrote: »

whats the story tonight??

The story for tonight is more cloud :mad:

Fri Aug 15, 9:31 PM 5 min 57° 22 above W 11 above ESE

Fri Aug 15, 11:06 PM 3 min 24° 11 above W 24 above SSW


MET eireann are saying... Mainly dry for the evening with clear spells.

I would love to know where these clear spells are, because like last night, it was complete cloud cover.

Tonight

Many places dry for tonight too with clear spells persisting in the south and east, but becoming mostly cloudy overnight through western and northern areas with a little showery rain developing in coastal areas. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.

Rucking_Fetard

I see what you did wrong there^^^

Met eireann.

Been years since i listened yo them.

Download an app or something, anything and never utter their name again.

Bongalongherb

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

I see what you did wrong there^^^

Met eireann.

Been years since i listened yo them.

Download an app or something, anything and never utter their name again.

Yep, I'm afraid I slipped up there. Their name will never be spoken again, in my lifetime anyway

Oscar Bravo

Clear skies in Castlebar now, hopefully it will stay that way for another couple of hours.

EoghanIRL

Good pass . Barely a cloud in the sky tonight in the south east .

Can anyone tell me what satellite I am seeing. It seems to be high in the south . It is a bit dimmer than iss and slower .

vicwatson

Clear in Rosslare currently

yellowlabrador

I just saw the second pass over West Cork. At 9 .31 there was too much cloud cover but the skies are clear now

vicwatson

I just saw second pass and i was an ISS virgin. woo hoo what a beauty. The speed of it makes me ponder about the size of the earth never mind the universe. brilliant stuff

vicwatson

Thanks eoghanirl for the scoop tonight

Pat Dunne

EoghanIRL wrote: »

Good pass . Barely a cloud in the sky tonight in the south east .

Can anyone tell me what satellite I am seeing. It seems to be high in the south . It is a bit dimmer than iss and slower .

You could try working out from the following list which one it was http://www.heavens-above.com/AllSats.aspx just set the date to 15/08/2014 and then select evening.

It could possibly be either Cosmos 1633 or Cosmos 1340.

Heavens Above.com is excellent for this kind of stuff, especially for working out Iridium Flares.

Oscar Bravo

Tonights pass 1018pm. weather not so good though -This evening and tonight rain and drizzle will spread gradually southwards to all areas, followed overnight by clearer weather, with scattered showers. Lowest temperatures 10 to 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh westerly winds, veering west to northwest and remaining strong and gusty in northern areas.

Bongalongherb

Sat Aug 16, 10:18 PM 4 min 31° 11 above W 20 above SSE

EoghanIRL

Clear skies tonight . Great pass and also a good view of satellites .

MiskyBoyy

EoghanIRL wrote: »

Clear skies tonight . Great pass and also a good view of satellites .

I just randomly went out about 11:30, didn't expect the sky to be so clear and managed to see 2 satellites randomly in the 5-10 mins I was out there

After this, I decided to search for an App on my Android and a website to see what's in the sky above me. Found these the best for anyone else interested:

Android app (ISS Detector + Satellite Tracker) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runar.issdetector&hl=en

Website for showing what satellites are directly above Ireland right now:
http://www.n2yo.com/whatsup.php

They might be of some use to some other newbie like me

Oscar Bravo

1 pass tonight starting at 2129,lasting just over 5 minutes. Starting in the west,ending in the south/south east. there should be some good clear spells for viewing.

leck

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

1 pass tonight starting at 2129,lasting just over 5 minutes. Starting in the west,ending in the south/south east. there should be some good clear spells for viewing.

Beautiful clear sky tonight, so easy to see.

Rucking_Fetard

Scientists find traces of sea plankton on ISS surface

Oscar Bravo

The last visible sighting from the ISS for the next while coming up now at 2129. go out and have a look!

Ice Storm

I couldn't see it, even though the sky was pretty clear.

A little disappointing as it seems it won't be visible again for a while.

Stargate

Might keep you happy till next time she is back .....

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

MiskyBoyy

How long are we talkin'?

Stargate

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

How long are we talkin'?

She will pass over Ireland many times , but there will always be times when she is NOT reflecting sunlight and therefore will NOT be visible .



Keep an eye here for when they transmit .....

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

Regards
Stargate

space2ground1

It seems that there'll be some excellent passes between the 11th and 20th October this year. If there's a clear frosty evening it'll be spectacular.

Bongalongherb

Here's something else to watch out for later... Comet Jacques.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/onceinalifetime-spectacle-comet-jacques-set-for-irish-skies-tonight-30528537.html

Rucking_Fetard

Lots of 4,5,6am passes in the next while. I put in Dublin as Location.

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=53.3571&lng=-6.2402&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=GMT

Hoof_Hearted

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Lots of 4,5,6am passes in the next while. I put in Dublin as Location.

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=53.3571&lng=-6.2402&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=GMT

Thanks for the heads up, the 6 am one is grand - hang around for an hour and catch a sunrise too.

Oscar Bravo

0517 Thursday morning. 3 minute pass. starting in the south. ending in the east. will not be a very bright or high pass.

Rucking_Fetard

Milky Way Viewed From the International Space Station



Couple of early evening pass overs coming in the next week or so.

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=53.3498&lng=-6.2603&loc=Dublin&alt=0&tz=GMT

tippspur

WoW,some pic.

Hotblack Desiato

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=Ireland&region=None&city=Dublin

Hopefully some good viewing opportunities tonight and the next few days. Times for Dublin tonight are 20:09 and 21:44 but the second one will be lower in the sky.

wofias8

Just caught it there, waiting for the next pass now!

Bongalongherb

Nothing new, but it's cloudy again in North Co. Dublin. Who would have guessed.

Showers will largely die out or become very isolated this evening and early tonight, leaving the skies generally clear. Hopefully.

Koloman

wofias8 wrote: »

Just caught it there, waiting for the next pass now!

Just caught it myself. Luckily it's not too cloudy.

Rucking_Fetard

Yea, that was a good one, next ones to short.

5 min one tomorrow but may be a tad early/bright for it at 19.20 but one at 20.56 should be good, 2 and a half mins but fairly high at 40 degree.

Hotblack Desiato

****in' missed it after all that, got delayed making the dinner nice thai chicken curry though...

jprboy

Quick question:

What does "10 above SW" mean in relation to the position of the ISS?

Thanks

mickmackey1

Well it simply means 10° above the southwestern horizon. If you hold your fist out at arms length against the sky, that's about 5°, so twice that.

refusetolose

jprboy wrote: »

Quick question:

What does "10 above SW" mean in relation to the position of the ISS?

Thanks

90 is straight overhead (looking straight up)
0 is looking straight ahead

knarkypants

Great view of it there this evening.

Bongalongherb

The next one soon...

Sat Oct 11, 8:56 PM 2 min 37° 10 above WSW 37 above SW

Bongalongherb

I forgot to check whether the ISS would be lit by the sun on this pass. It might be visible in the far west of Ireland. Doh, I should have checked that first.

baldbear

Yeah jus saw it and got The family out too!

How do you find out the time its coming over again?