ISS pass 19Apr 19:54

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ISS pass 19Apr 19:54

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For those who have not seen the International Space Station orbiting the Earth, there is a good chance of catching it tonight.

Just look towards the southwest at 7.49 pm and try to catch a 'star' that is moving upwards across the sky.

BTW, the ISS is due to get even brighter (up to 1 magnitude) when more modules and solar panels are added this year.

Cheers,
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19h54m45s ISS

Appears 19h49m51s 2.7m az:214.0d SW
Transit 19h54m45s -2.1m az:125.4d SE h:80.8d
dist:351.4km alt:347.1km
Disappears 19h58m08s 1.0m az: 37.5d NE h:7.0d
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Thanks for the info Chris! :) You know what mag the satellite is now? :)
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Re: ISS pass 19Apr 19:54

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chrisyeo wrote:For those who have not seen the International Space Station orbiting the Earth, there is a good chance of catching it tonight.

Just look towards the southwest at 7.49 pm and try to catch a 'star' that is moving upwards across the sky.
Interesting!! Will it be possible to see from Yangon, Myanmar too ? What time and where to look at? Could you please let me know where can I get that info?

Thanks,

:)
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Post by chrisyeo »

Hi guys,

If you are interested in predictions for satellite passes etc., go to Heavens Above or Calsky. They can calculate for you the objects you can see in your position. The time I put is for Singapore only.

http://www.heavens-above.com
http://www.calsky.com/cs.cgi/

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Chris
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Post by boothee »

Thanks Chris!

Clear Skies !!!

;O)
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nuts...I walked out of my office to the car park lot to take a peek and all I saw were clouds clouds clouds...sigh..
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Oh, I forgot about it totally!
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Post by jermng »

Same here ... clouds clouds clouds .... :(
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Use to be clear for me everyday but unluckily cloudy here too . . .

:( boothee
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boothee wrote:Use to be clear for me everyday but unluckily cloudy here too . . .

:( boothee
maybe its because of your new scope ! :lol:
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