Watch out for the ISS and the space shuttle!

jennifer1611991 · Post by **jennifer1611991** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:03 pm

Agreed: )

jennifer1611991 · Post by **jennifer1611991** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:05 pm

Did anybody manage to record or capture it?

Post by **acc** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:17 pm

Saw it too. Next time round, I shall track it with my portaball

I am quite sure some features will be visible

Post by **acc** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:21 pm

BTW, the next favourable pass will be on 14 Sep starting at 19:17:24. Mag -0.7. Direction and altitude is similar to today's. Enjoy!

jennifer1611991 · Post by **jennifer1611991** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:26 pm

AWESOME!!!! Thanks very much:):):):):):):)

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:31 pm

Great! A bit early but object may be easier to see upclose. I will bring my scope & bino along to the office!

ykchia · Post by **ykchia** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:39 pm

Hi folks:

http://nightevents.blogspot.com/

Two image first one showing the passage of ISS/STS-115 through Sag and the 2nd one showing the combined pair losing brighteness and entering earth shadow...

Same set up for meteor.
rgds
ykchia

simei-sky · Post by **simei-sky** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:49 pm

My gosh it was lovely, I had a almost 2 minutes view of it. Technology has made it so easy to identify its path.

Back in the mid 90's, I was sailing on a private yacht owned by a man wanting to spent his retired money sailing across the Ocean. While sailing across the pacific ocean, I saw a "retarted shooting start", but the yacht's engineer said that I saw a satellite and very lucky to see one because it is very rare. I thought to myself "of all the people( 6) on board, I saw it" I felt so previlaged to see a satellite...very grand!!!!" My second view was back in Singapore and it was also one of those moments that I just so happen to look up. From then on, somethimes I will just look up and hope to catch another glimpse, but I have not seen any since.

Than came Singastro, I relized that I do not need to look up at the sky and wish that I can see another satellite fly by. All I need to do is to tap on technology shared by those willing people and tonight is one of those night. It came to view at 8.08pm and ended like almost 2 minutes later with it flying across the "tea pot" as described.

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:31 pm

It was a really nice sight!

Here's a pic I managed to catch with my camera. It's a 15 sec exposure (my camera maximum) just as it was fading off in Sagi.

<img src="http://www.singastro.org/album_thumbnail.php?pic_id=547">

jennifer1611991 · Post by **jennifer1611991** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:11 pm

It was such an incredible sight... Well, till next year