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09 August 2007, 07:50 PM
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I saw Artlantis go up in June. As someone who is used to loud noise, I used to take my daughter to Heathrow at weekends to watch Concorde, this thing was on another planet.
We were about 5 miles away, across the Banana River, and small children were screaming, and the ground was shaking.
Anyone who gets the chance, see it. there only a dozen or so shuttle launched left.
It did take us 6 hours to drive back to Orlando though (65 miles )
We were about 5 miles away, across the Banana River, and small children were screaming, and the ground was shaking.
Anyone who gets the chance, see it. there only a dozen or so shuttle launched left.
It did take us 6 hours to drive back to Orlando though (65 miles )
Well other than Krakatoa, the Saturn V was the loudest thing ever!
09 August 2007, 08:00 PM
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The ISS will be too
Following data is for Northampton, i'd imagine most of the midlands would be sinilar...
THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON AUG 06 TO SAT AUG 18
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ISS Mon Aug 06/09:23 PM 5 31 10 above SW 11 above E
ISS Mon Aug 06/10:57 PM 4 77 10 above W 40 above E
ISS Tue Aug 07/00:33 AM < 1 10 10 above W 10 above W
ISS Tue Aug 07/09:45 PM 5 55 10 above WSW 12 above E
ISS Tue Aug 07/11:20 PM 3 74 10 above W 74 above SW
ISS Wed Aug 08/10:08 PM 5 76 10 above W 12 above E
ISS Wed Aug 08/11:43 PM 2 31 10 above W 31 above W
ISS Thu Aug 09/10:30 PM 4 80 10 above W 32 above E
ISS Fri Aug 10/00:06 AM < 1 12 10 above W 12 above W
ISS Fri Aug 10/09:18 PM 6 76 10 above W 10 above E
ISS Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 63 10 above W 60 above SSE
ISS Sat Aug 11/09:41 PM 5 80 13 above W 13 above E
ISS Sat Aug 11/11:16 PM 2 27 10 above W 27 above WSW
ISS Sun Aug 12/10:03 PM 4 63 10 above W 23 above ESE
ISS Sun Aug 12/11:39 PM < 1 11 11 above W 11 above W
ISS Mon Aug 13/10:26 PM 3 39 10 above W 37 above S
ISS Tue Aug 14/09:15 PM 4 64 25 above W 10 above ESE
ISS Tue Aug 14/10:49 PM 1 19 11 above W 19 above SW
ISS Wed Aug 15/09:37 PM 4 39 15 above W 19 above SE
ISS Thu Aug 16/09:59 PM 3 21 11 above W 18 above S
ISS Fri Aug 17/10:23 PM 1 10 10 above SW 10 above SSW
ONLY DAYS WITH SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED
THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WED AUG 08 TO FRI AUG 24
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 09/10:34 PM 4 79 10 above W 35 above ESE
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/00:08 AM < 1 10 10 above W 10 above W
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/09:18 PM 6 76 10 above W 10 above E
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 63 10 above W 59 above SSE
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 11/09:41 PM 5 80 13 above W 13 above E
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 11/11:16 PM 2 27 10 above W 27 above WSW
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 12/10:03 PM 4 63 10 above W 23 above ESE
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 12/11:39 PM < 1 11 11 above W 11 above W
SHUTTLE Mon Aug 13/10:26 PM 3 39 10 above W 37 above S
SHUTTLE Tue Aug 14/09:15 PM 4 64 25 above W 10 above ESE
SHUTTLE Tue Aug 14/10:49 PM 1 19 11 above W 19 above SW
SHUTTLE Wed Aug 15/09:37 PM 4 39 15 above W 16 above SE
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 16/09:59 PM 3 21 11 above W 18 above S
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 17/10:23 PM 1 10 10 above SW 10 above SSW
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 18/09:09 PM 4 22 11 above W 10 above SSE
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 19/09:32 PM 1 11 10 above SW 10 above SSW
Following data is for Northampton, i'd imagine most of the midlands would be sinilar...
THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON AUG 06 TO SAT AUG 18
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ISS Mon Aug 06/09:23 PM 5 31 10 above SW 11 above E
ISS Mon Aug 06/10:57 PM 4 77 10 above W 40 above E
ISS Tue Aug 07/00:33 AM < 1 10 10 above W 10 above W
ISS Tue Aug 07/09:45 PM 5 55 10 above WSW 12 above E
ISS Tue Aug 07/11:20 PM 3 74 10 above W 74 above SW
ISS Wed Aug 08/10:08 PM 5 76 10 above W 12 above E
ISS Wed Aug 08/11:43 PM 2 31 10 above W 31 above W
ISS Thu Aug 09/10:30 PM 4 80 10 above W 32 above E
ISS Fri Aug 10/00:06 AM < 1 12 10 above W 12 above W
ISS Fri Aug 10/09:18 PM 6 76 10 above W 10 above E
ISS Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 63 10 above W 60 above SSE
ISS Sat Aug 11/09:41 PM 5 80 13 above W 13 above E
ISS Sat Aug 11/11:16 PM 2 27 10 above W 27 above WSW
ISS Sun Aug 12/10:03 PM 4 63 10 above W 23 above ESE
ISS Sun Aug 12/11:39 PM < 1 11 11 above W 11 above W
ISS Mon Aug 13/10:26 PM 3 39 10 above W 37 above S
ISS Tue Aug 14/09:15 PM 4 64 25 above W 10 above ESE
ISS Tue Aug 14/10:49 PM 1 19 11 above W 19 above SW
ISS Wed Aug 15/09:37 PM 4 39 15 above W 19 above SE
ISS Thu Aug 16/09:59 PM 3 21 11 above W 18 above S
ISS Fri Aug 17/10:23 PM 1 10 10 above SW 10 above SSW
ONLY DAYS WITH SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED
THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WED AUG 08 TO FRI AUG 24
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 09/10:34 PM 4 79 10 above W 35 above ESE
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/00:08 AM < 1 10 10 above W 10 above W
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/09:18 PM 6 76 10 above W 10 above E
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 63 10 above W 59 above SSE
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 11/09:41 PM 5 80 13 above W 13 above E
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 11/11:16 PM 2 27 10 above W 27 above WSW
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 12/10:03 PM 4 63 10 above W 23 above ESE
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 12/11:39 PM < 1 11 11 above W 11 above W
SHUTTLE Mon Aug 13/10:26 PM 3 39 10 above W 37 above S
SHUTTLE Tue Aug 14/09:15 PM 4 64 25 above W 10 above ESE
SHUTTLE Tue Aug 14/10:49 PM 1 19 11 above W 19 above SW
SHUTTLE Wed Aug 15/09:37 PM 4 39 15 above W 16 above SE
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 16/09:59 PM 3 21 11 above W 18 above S
SHUTTLE Fri Aug 17/10:23 PM 1 10 10 above SW 10 above SSW
SHUTTLE Sat Aug 18/09:09 PM 4 22 11 above W 10 above SSE
SHUTTLE Sun Aug 19/09:32 PM 1 11 10 above SW 10 above SSW
09 August 2007, 08:14 PM
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09 August 2007, 08:22 PM
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ISS - 10:30pm for 4 minutes going from 10deg above the western horizon to 32 above the Eastern horizon with a max elevation of 80deg.
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
09 August 2007, 08:25 PM
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You know that those yank muppets have lost or destroyed most of the program's designs/data?
Someone was quoted as saying that if they had the Saturn V they would be able to send stuff and people to Mars earlier than what is predicted nowadays, but the R&D costs or re-engineering the monster would be impracticable!
Typical shortsighted NASA lol!
09 August 2007, 08:26 PM
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ISS - 10:30pm for 4 minutes going from 10deg above the western horizon to 32 above the Eastern horizon with a max elevation of 80deg.
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
09 August 2007, 08:35 PM
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09 August 2007, 08:51 PM
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ISS - 10:30pm for 4 minutes going from 10deg above the western horizon to 32 above the Eastern horizon with a max elevation of 80deg.
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
Shuttle - 10:34pm for 4 minutes going from 10 above West to 35 above East South East max elevation 79 deg.
Both pretty good sighting opportunities, when one ends the other starts. Sky here is pretty clear at the moment
That is for Northampton, where are you?
09 August 2007, 10:42 PM
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Amazing sighting there just now in fantastic clear skies over Central Scotland
Saw both ISS and Shuttle go over.
totally amazing!
Think my neighbours wondered WTF I was watching
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ISS Thu Aug 09/10:30 PM 4 34 10 above WSW 17 above SE
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 09/10:33 PM 4 32 10 above WSW 18 above SE
Saw both ISS and Shuttle go over.
totally amazing!
Think my neighbours wondered WTF I was watching
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ISS Thu Aug 09/10:30 PM 4 34 10 above WSW 17 above SE
SHUTTLE Thu Aug 09/10:33 PM 4 32 10 above WSW 18 above SE
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09 August 2007, 11:26 PM
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Me and the Mrs were outside in the tub ,chilling out and keeping our eyes peeled on the night sky.When low and behold there they were right on time ,just like Gus said, perfect clear skies over Lanarkshire.
Totally awesome and humbling sight...
, and as they went out of sight we gave them a wave and wished them well.Once again, thanks to everyone for the heads up and the co-ordinates etc.
So who else seen them.?
10 August 2007, 12:32 AM
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Trucker Ted remember and keep your eyes peeled for 10.53 Friday night! ISS and Shuttle will have docked by then Hope tae **** its a clear one again
Central Scotland
SHUTTLE/ISS Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 30 10 above WSW 25 above SSE
Hope tae **** its a clear one again Central Scotland
SHUTTLE/ISS Fri Aug 10/10:53 PM 3 30 10 above WSW 25 above SSE
10 August 2007, 10:03 AM
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