throw a dyce

Just saw the 2253 pass from Aberdeenshire.No light pollution but a bit of cloud.Should get a better view tomorrow at 21.40 as it's more overhead.Fantastic to watch though.

Georgeablelovehowindia

Well, as one who hails from that part of Scotland, I have to say that regrettably, looking at the weather for up there: "Ye winna even see Benachie the nicht, chiel!"

Meanwhile, here in East Berkshire, it's a glorious evening. Most of the nightly 'Afrika Korps' have flown over on their Midhurst Departures, with all that frightful "Khartoum, Khartoum" stuff on the HF ahead of them, and the man with his head in a bucket of custard in Lahore answering!

'Treadders' will be devastated to learn that our resident pipistrelle has failed to prevent a 'no see-um' from scoring a direct hit behind my left ear. However, I am staving off the pain with a glass or two of Gigondas 2003.

Ah well, heads up for what might the last decent night's viewing.

PPRuNe Pop

It was due over my house at 2141 and that is the time it arrived. It fair cracks along doan it!

Must get my grandson on to it to-morrow.

treadigraph

Just getting of a train at East Croydon at 2141 tonight, and high-tailing it round to Platform 5 to get the 2143 back to the "famous place, squire". So missed it - darn!

May well be out looking heavenwards tomorrow night, or pre-dawn Monday morning to watch the Perseids - they are due to be at their most active then, 100 per hour apparently.

Hope the medicine is serving its purpose, G-ALHI, if not I've no doubt you are enjoying the taste regardless! You must be the first stealth Argonaut...

Georgeablelovehowindia

There is of course, the 23:16 pass, but it'll be a two-minute 'fader' due to the sun being further round the back side from us.

... and still the Afrika Korps fly the Midhurst Departure!

PPRuNeUser0162

Watched the 2141 pass from Central London (well Highbury - more or less Central London) - very clear and bright, and thought I could make out a slightly less bright shape attached to the main ISS - although it might have been a smuge on my glasses...

I've seen satellites and meteors before, but never the ISS/shuttle - it really sent a shiver down my spine to see that we're actually out there. Thanks to the OP for the heads up.

And I agree with the other comments, it really does shift!

brockenspectre

Well one orbit in 90mins .. at least that is what ISS/Endeavour did after docking and before opening the hatches so, yeps, deffo shifting.

What I love to see are the pics from ISS of earth .. have yet to see anything resembling Europe/UK but just love the cloud formations!

Like others my imagination was captured by space both by the moon landing but also by the Apollo/Soyuz linkup - the latter at a time when I saw this cooperation as signifying the world would be a better and more unified place when I grew up. Sadly, in most arenas this is not the case, but at least in the field of space exploration there really does appear to be a high degree of cooperation.

I was lucky enough to work as a temp (briefly) before joining the RAF at Rockwell's London office and as a goodbye gift for doing a grand job (allegedly!) of keeping journos' informed of the Space Shuttle's development I was given a set of original shoulder patches!! Still look good all these years on

PPRuNePOP - raise a glass to Chas for me please It will be a pleasure!

DXman

Guys now the next step is to talk to ISS... How?! Get an amateur radio operator around you with a VHF / UHF transceiver...
Back in 1997, I made a contact on VHF on the Amateur Radio 2 meter band (144 to 146MHz) with MIR...
More info on www.amsat.org

Beavis and Butthead

Fab view on Sunday night, combined with the meteor storm. Thanks to those that have contributed to this thread, as without it I would never have known the Shuttle and ISS were passing right over home. A memorable sight.

ATCO17

Just watched them pass over tonight, despite some wispy cloud! Saw what I think was a rocket body (launched in 1980) pass over a few nights ago too. Very impressive!