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International space station( ISS)

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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 8 Feb 2010 19:57

Shuttle Endeavour launched earlier today(our time UK) its final NIGHT time launch to take the more components tof the complex ,
one being a viewing cupula for the astranauts to see earth instead of just four walls....I have just watched a computer generated " assembly" from start (1998)to the present day.
IF you are interested go here and look for the ISS assembly
1998 to 2010 button

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/130_flash/

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Annina

Annina Report 8 Feb 2010 23:28

Another horribly obscene waste of money.

Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 9 Feb 2010 07:31

We've spent so little money on Space - so much on war and welfare!

We should be living on Mars by now.


xxxxxxx mick

Lee

Lee Report 9 Feb 2010 08:40

Bob will we be able to see the shuttle passing over the UK at any time and from what direction ie West to East ?

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 9 Feb 2010 08:48

WE USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE SATALITES PASS OVER HERE
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH LIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT
(LIGHT POLUTION) THEY ARE NO ONGER VISABLE

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 9 Feb 2010 10:39

Lee,
all the sightings for the next 10 days are early morning ones,for my locality. and for the middle UK will be much the same all over,
but of course we need a clear sky to see anything at all......most of the next sightings will be as the ISS comes out of shadow, about a third of the way across the sky, going right to left, looking south and lasting only a couple of minutes, or so.

go here
register and enter your locality for up to date sighting possibilities
copy n paste this url in your browser bar....
http://www.heavens-above.com/

Bob
((this one, 13 feb will rise(16 deg) at 06:17:12secs be max alt(75deg)at 06:19:22secs south and sets at 06:22::16 secs in the east))-3.3mag is quite bright, and 75 deg is quite high(90 deg is overhead)
13 Feb -3.3 * 06:17:12 *16 W * 06:19:22 *75 S 06:22:16 10* E


it will appear overhead to viewers in southern Ireland, south wales,, and london, and the thames estuary, and the Hook of Holland.......and on a easterly line from there.......then curving southwards

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960