Looking at the ISS has never been better!

Post by **Airconvent** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:02 am

With the new solar panels in place, the ISS is now brighter than Jupiter but dimmer than Venus at magnitude -3. In addition, it can also flare up like iridium flares. On our part of the world, we may not have that much chance but hey...you can always check heavens-above.com to see if you're in luck!

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070613_iss_flare.html

And someone took some photos from Earth!

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/ima ... %3C%2Fa%3E

Post by **acc** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:06 am

wah I have been waiting for this...

time to do some ISS hunting with the portaball soon!

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:36 am

Know any dates and timings that one can see the ISS clearly?

Post by **VinSnr** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:48 am

wah..this type of thing must use video.

Post by **acc** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:02 am

Canopus Lim wrote:Know any dates and timings that one can see the ISS clearly?

I always depend on heavens-above.com; there are no visible passes for the next 10 days

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:45 pm

Dear CC,

Do keep us informed of any upcoming passes!

Post by **weixing** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:33 pm

Hi,

Do keep us informed of any upcoming passes!

Don't worry we'll inform you after it had pass over.

Have a nice day.

PS: Don't be lazy la... ha ha ha

Post by **rcj** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:33 pm

there's currently a picture showing the ISS taken with flaring at www.spaceweather.com

starfinder · Post by **starfinder** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:14 am

Here is a heads-up on upcoming ISS fly-bys.

There will be two good ones soon for Singapore:

Wednesday 29 August 2007: around 8:03pm
Tuesday 4 September 2007: around 6:10am

See details here:
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummar ... 1&tz=MALST

Someone out there, pls try to photograph it through a scope!

There will also be a few good passes of the Hubble Space Telescope this week:
Today (27 August) at 7:36pm
Tomrw (28 August) at 7:34pm (a Lunar Eclipse special)
Wednesay (29 Aug) at 7:33pm

See:
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummar ... 1&tz=MALST

Post by **Airconvent** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:04 am

Thanks Gavin...cool...I've never seen it before. So its 8pm, due NNW and around 65 deg above horizon? That should be above the horizon clouds although that area near my place is always cloudy...