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Anyone catch the ISS fly by?
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:38 pm
It was a really bright pass tonight!
This post was edited on 10/5/14 at 7:40 pm
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Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:44 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
No, I missed it.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:45 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Thanks for the heads up...
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:47 pm to GeauxColonels
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:53 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Caught it last week on Wed I believe. 6 min view time and it was really bright.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:56 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Is that what passed over about 25 minutes ago? South to north?
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:56 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
I didn't know ISIS had planes
Posted on 10/5/14 at 7:58 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
I did. Seemed higher than the predicted 39 degrees above the horizon, too.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 8:17 pm to LSUsmartass
Yep, that was it.
There should be an Iridium flare at 8:38 tonight NNE 15 degrees, 26 degrees above the horizon.
I have the ISS detector app and it's great if you like this stuff.
There should be an Iridium flare at 8:38 tonight NNE 15 degrees, 26 degrees above the horizon.
I have the ISS detector app and it's great if you like this stuff.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 8:41 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Hopefully some of you caught the flare, it was one of the brightest I've seen in years.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 8:44 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
quote:
Iridium flare
I can obviously google this, but what is it?
Posted on 10/5/14 at 8:47 pm to WoWyHi
ISS flyover at 9:11 pm too. Beginning in the western sky and going right overhead.
Edit. Not right overhead. Off in the western sky
Edit. Not right overhead. Off in the western sky
This post was edited on 10/5/14 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 10/5/14 at 8:57 pm to LordSnow
I read this at first as ISIS was flying planes over the US and was all like... 
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:00 pm to roadGator
I'm pretty sure the subject originally did have ISIS
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:00 pm to WoWyHi
quote:
I can obviously google this, but what is it?
A satellite flare is when a satellite that has big reflective panels (think solar panels) reflects sunlight off the panels and directly onto you. You can see satellites of all kinds from all over the place and from many different angles for a couple of hours before sunrise and after sunset because they diffusely reflect sunlight back to large portions of the nighttime side. On these satellites with big shiny panels(the Iridum satellites are a prime example), there is a very small path over which the light from the highly reflective panels can be seen and if you're in this path at the right time, the satellite appears to greatly increase in brightness as the highly reflected beam of light passes over you.
This post was edited on 10/5/14 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:08 pm to Rabbs and QStick
Nope, it never had ISIS, but it did look like it if you just glanced.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:13 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Just saw it
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:15 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Wow I think I just saw it. Thanks for the heads up. That was pretty cool. Downloaded an app and it started to beep indicating I should be able to see it and sure enough it was a faint looking star going across the sky.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:16 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Oh my bad. Interesting thread I didn't realize ISS had a fly by today. 
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