FAO of Wendilla~or anyone interested~Space Station query

[Mr Veritas]

When observing the Space Staion when it is pitch black,we see a bright silver object hurtling through the sky.
However,during the cominfg few days there are three possible sightings at 9.51 pm,9 31pm and again at 9.57pm.
As the sun will just be setting,will we get a better view of the structure of the Space Station as it will (hopefully) be highlighted by the suns dying rays.
Anyone know?

[wendilla]

At certain times when SS goes over you can actually see the structure yes you can actually see the legs . Considering it is larger than a football field.I am sorry I am not so techinal to answer your question. But I do understand what you mean and will take special notice of times. We do not have much more sightings this way for a few weeks.Check Nasa tv on Friday14th next week and you will see Atlantis take off live for the spacestation.

[wendilla]

http://virtualastrona...fs/ISSSolarArrays.pdf



Interesting reading

[Mr Veritas]

Thanks wendila,
I shall read that,and hope to see the station more clearly (as itself, so to speak)tonight at 9.51.and (if I am still awake) again at 11.27.
This thing gets addictive doesn't it! LOL

[wendilla]

Sure does I have been watching it off and on for over 2 years and it certainly looks bigger from when I first started watching it.

[Mr Veritas]

Aww shucks,
That's what all the ladies say to me! LOL

[wendilla]

I wish I hadn't read that while I was drinking a cup of tea lol

[Mr Veritas]

Sorry wendila,but you did leave yourself open with a reply like that!LOL
See you around~Alec.

[carrot99]

Hi Mr V and Wendilla - last night I caught a brief glance of the space station but saw a similarly bright but almost stationary `thing' in the West and when I googled it turned out to be Venus. How lovely is that? I'd never realised you could see planets so clearly.

Thanks Wendilla for bringing the space station to our attention.

[Mr Veritas]

Hi there carrot99,
Yes Venus is (I believe) the brightest planet one can see with the naked eye,I think because of it's position in relevance to Earth.
According to wendilla's excellent listing the next viewing of the Space Station is tonight at 9.51 pm(might be difficult if it's still sunny?) and then again at 11.27 pm.

[boxtops]

Hi all - yes I was confused by Venus for a few minutes last night! Dot suggested a few days back that you can see the station well at dusk when the sky is still fairly light, and I tried it earlier this week, and yes you can see more (or I thought I could see more).

[Mr Veritas]

Thanks boxtops for the info.

[boxtops]

I added a bit last night Mr V but I think you were in the land of Nod - I didn't realise you are in Rye, we are not that far along the coast from you in Dover. However - we have the docks so lots of light interference!

[razza]

There is not a sighting at 9.51 tonight,that was this morning.11.27 for 1 minute only tonight.

[boxtops]

razza, it must depend where in the UK you are. Here in Kent the sighting is for Canterbury, 9.52 and 11.28 tonight, approaching 16 degrees above West.

[Mr Veritas]

Yes not far away boxtops,
We have friends in Deal.
Luckily we do not suffer from light pollution as our nearest street light is in Rye,6 miles away.
So we get great views of the Space Station and indeed all the stars.

[wendilla]

Razza you have got it wrong there is a sighting tonight at 9 51 pm.There are no morning sightings at the moment

[wendilla]

ISS Fri May 07/09:51 PM 4 67 16 above W 16 above ESE

[smurfchops]

Well thanks to Wendzilla I saw the Space Station once this week, but unfortunately we have had a lot of cloud since then. Talking of lights in the sky, we often see a very bright object in the sky, and wondered if it was some sort of stationary Space Station - but could it be Venus ? It shines very brightly and doesn't seem to move, just like a very bright star in fact.

[wendilla]

That is venus

[smurfchops]

Wow .... sorry I called you wendzilla, wendilla.