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re: Space Station viewing in just a few minutes! (Expired)
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:24 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:24 pm to East Coast Band
That was awesome. Brought my binoculars outside and could see it really good!
A few observations:
I saw a shooting star right next to it which was cool as hell.
It crossed with something else that was traveling from wsw to ese, it was basically perpendicular to the space station path. Crossed paths at about 45ish* above horizon in the SW. Wasnt a plane, had to be another satellite or something. Anybody know what that was?
I lost sight of it at exactly 9:22, does anybody have an app that can show where it was at that time? I'd like to know how far it was.
A few observations:
I saw a shooting star right next to it which was cool as hell.
It crossed with something else that was traveling from wsw to ese, it was basically perpendicular to the space station path. Crossed paths at about 45ish* above horizon in the SW. Wasnt a plane, had to be another satellite or something. Anybody know what that was?
I lost sight of it at exactly 9:22, does anybody have an app that can show where it was at that time? I'd like to know how far it was.
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Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:26 pm to East Coast Band
Flew right over Alex Box for the last couple of outs-
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:26 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:26 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
It crossed with something else that was traveling from wsw to ese, it was basically perpendicular to the space station path. Crossed paths at about 45ish* above horizon in the SW. Wasnt a plane, had to be another satellite or something. Anybody know what that was?
I saw that as well. Thought it looked higher than the ISS, but wasn't sure what it was.
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:27 pm to East Coast Band
Bubba, everything looks like it's moving.
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:29 pm to TDFreak
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There was a second satellite crossing over the ISS at its apex. It was moving further east Did anyone else see it?
Pretty sure I saw two satellites actually. And I thought I saw 2 or 3 meteors at the same time in that direction. Very brief. I thought my mind was playing games with me.
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:33 pm to East Coast Band
Damn, I missed it! Apparently, the tracking app is no longer working for me, as I used to get notifications when I could see it.
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:34 pm to 225bred
quote:I figure because the Sun had only recently set and it reflected it perfectly. Other times in the past were closer to 10 pm Central.
How far away was that mfker? It was bright as hell
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:34 pm to Spankum
I saw it. Pretty cool. Hauling arse through the sky. Bright as hell
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:36 pm to Spankum
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Damn, I missed it!
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Spankum
Posted on 5/17/19 at 9:40 pm to HailToTheChiz
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I saw it. Pretty cool. Hauling arse through the sky. Bright as hell
I am always amazed when I see it...an object as big as a house, 250 miles above earth, flying at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour!
Posted on 5/17/19 at 10:00 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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It crossed with something else that was traveling from wsw to ese, it was basically perpendicular to the space station path. Crossed paths at about 45ish* above horizon in the SW. Wasnt a plane, had to be another satellite or something. Anybody know what that was?
I saw the same thing, was wondering what it was. It was a good bit fainter than the space station but definitely moving.
I'm north of Opelousas near Washington.
Posted on 5/17/19 at 10:06 pm to East Coast Band
Flew right over my house
Posted on 5/17/19 at 10:36 pm to East Coast Band
thank you for the tip!! Always a cool sight!
The NASA website that predicts (100% perfectly) the worldwide viewing opportunities of the ISS is absolute proof of a globe Earth. The Flat Earthers, who think the space program is a hoax, need not look beyond this to be shown they are wrong.
The only way to accomplish what NASA does with this, without an ISS in orbit, would be to:
- have an aircraft exactly matching the speed and shape (silhouette) of the ISS, but much lower altitude
- flying 24/7/365
- have a fleet of these (or refuel in some clandestine Pacific location, constantly)
No other phenomenon would work, to reproduce what the flyover website predicts, and gets right 100% of the time!
The NASA website that predicts (100% perfectly) the worldwide viewing opportunities of the ISS is absolute proof of a globe Earth. The Flat Earthers, who think the space program is a hoax, need not look beyond this to be shown they are wrong.
The only way to accomplish what NASA does with this, without an ISS in orbit, would be to:
- have an aircraft exactly matching the speed and shape (silhouette) of the ISS, but much lower altitude
- flying 24/7/365
- have a fleet of these (or refuel in some clandestine Pacific location, constantly)
No other phenomenon would work, to reproduce what the flyover website predicts, and gets right 100% of the time!
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