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Good Night to see the International Space Station
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:21 am
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:21 am
Clear skies in SE Louisiana should provide an awesome view.
Date: Wed Mar 20, 7:48 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 44°
Appears: 10° above SSW
Disappears: 11° above ENE
For your location - SPOTTHESTATION.NASA.GOV
Date: Wed Mar 20, 7:48 PM
Visible: 6 min
Max Height: 44°
Appears: 10° above SSW
Disappears: 11° above ENE
For your location - SPOTTHESTATION.NASA.GOV
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 8:24 am
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:28 am to Nicky Parrish
Supposed to be cloudy here all day through early AM tomorrow 
I really do like that kind of stuff. I always take the kids outside to look for shooting stars and point out satellites. You see some pretty unusual and fascinating stuff in the night sky if you watch long enough 
And besides, even if you see nothing but stars, it's still good just to get the kids outside and looking at anything other than their phone screens.
I really do like that kind of stuff. I always take the kids outside to look for shooting stars and point out satellites. You see some pretty unusual and fascinating stuff in the night sky if you watch long enough And besides, even if you see nothing but stars, it's still good just to get the kids outside and looking at anything other than their phone screens.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:33 am to Nicky Parrish
The ISS Finder app is real handy for this.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:36 am to Nicky Parrish
We had a good view about a year or so ago. Clear night, between 9 and 10, flew straight over my house.
I've seen it 3 or 4 times at this point, but I'm a space nut. I got up early to watch the shuttle pass over and it was cloudy AF.
I've seen it 3 or 4 times at this point, but I'm a space nut. I got up early to watch the shuttle pass over and it was cloudy AF.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:43 am to Nicky Parrish
thanks for sharing, ill try to check it out tonight 
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:45 am to Nicky Parrish
Six minutes means pretty much right overhead. The amazing part is how far that thing travels, at 17,000 mph, while you are looking at it.
The ISS will travel 1,713 miles during the time you are looking at it.
The ISS will travel 1,713 miles during the time you are looking at it.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/20/19 at 12:56 pm to Nicky Parrish
I took this handheld picture during the last lunar eclipse. It's really cool that we have the technology to know exactly when it will pass over, how bright it will be, and live track it as it's over your head
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:55 pm to LSU Tigershark
I saw it last night. Gotta admit, it was pretty cool.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:35 pm to LSU Tigershark
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we have the technology to know exactly when it will pass over
You can set your watch to the time they say it will pass. The flatter the terrain the better to see it appear at that exact moment.
Tonight in South Louisiana it should be a really good showing .
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:36 pm to Nicky Parrish
Best one I ever saw involving ISS...Shuttle Chasing the Station...
Best Shuttle one alone: Re-entry over JSC one morning.
Best atmospheric Shuttle...any launch viewed from KSC or any landing from KSC....The sonic booms ROCK.
But with SpaceX flying back their boosters....you get 2 booms per booster....one on the leading edge and one on the trailing.
Best Shuttle one alone: Re-entry over JSC one morning.
Best atmospheric Shuttle...any launch viewed from KSC or any landing from KSC....The sonic booms ROCK.
But with SpaceX flying back their boosters....you get 2 booms per booster....one on the leading edge and one on the trailing.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:59 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Best one I ever saw involving ISS...Shuttle Chasing the Station...
Best Shuttle one alone: Re-entry over JSC one morning.
Best atmospheric Shuttle...any launch viewed from KSC or any landing from KSC....The sonic booms ROCK.
But with SpaceX flying back their boosters....you get 2 booms per booster....one on the leading edge and one on the trailing.
I'd love to see any of those things
Posted on 3/20/19 at 3:47 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Best one I ever saw involving ISS...Shuttle Chasing the Station...
Yep that used to be an awesome site.
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Best Shuttle one alone: Re-entry over JSC one morning.
There was a fantastic re-entry one night in the late 90s over Baton Rouge. It was really incredible when the shuttle used to re-enter over Louisiana.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:26 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Best one I ever saw involving ISS...Shuttle Chasing the Station...
Used to love when that would happen. It’s amazing what goes on up there.
Always was interested in anything like that.
Should have been an astronaut.
In fact my fourth grade teacher sent my mom a note saying I was taking up space in her class. Go figure.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:37 pm to Nicky Parrish
Saw it last night, it was hauling arse!!
Posted on 3/20/19 at 4:42 pm to 178cajun
I set an alert for 7:45. Gonna bring the kids outside to see it. I remember always going outside to see it when I was a kid.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 6:33 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Gonna bring the kids outside to see It
Awesome. We need more of this. Hope they catch the “bug”.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:42 pm to Nicky Parrish
Bumping this. Should be soon.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:48 pm to Nicky Parrish
Anyone give me a 5 second tutorial on how to read the coordinates? Never sure what to use as reference for angles
ETA - still not sure how to read all the coordinates, but figured out enough to see it.
ETA - still not sure how to read all the coordinates, but figured out enough to see it.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:56 pm to Stateguy
Saw it in Georgia...very cool.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:48 pm to Nicky Parrish
I am on that text list but didnt get a text today.
"HQ Spot the station" list. Last one i got was Feb 11.
"HQ Spot the station" list. Last one i got was Feb 11.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 10:50 pm
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