scothunter 12,609 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 You can see the space station sometimes I've been told. Dunno if that's with a telescope or naked eye but it's moving at high speed. I've been watching a few vids lately on space and it is frightening the amount of nutters who believe the earth is flat and the moon is just a light beamed up from earth lol Total nutters. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, scothunter said: You can see the space station sometimes I've been told. Dunno if that's with a telescope or naked eye but it's moving at high speed. I've been watching a few vids lately on space and it is frightening the amount of nutters who believe the earth is flat and the moon is just a light beamed up from earth lol Total nutters. The space station is not travelling at speed to us it comes into view quite regularly, looks like an orange star but orbits a bit quicker than the stars as it’s closer to earth, my daughter has a good app on her phone that you just point at things in the sky and it tells you what it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 47 minutes ago, scothunter said: You can see the space station sometimes I've been told. Dunno if that's with a telescope or naked eye but it's moving at high speed. I believe there are several apps that track it and offer the best times to see it. Not something I've ever set out to do but I'm kinda curious now! We have little to zero light pollution here and cloud cover isn't an issue. Watching the meteor showers is a decent way to sit out and have a beer in the evening because lets be honest, telly is shite. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 fast asleep at that time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,679 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 20/01/2019 at 19:56, scothunter said: Starts at 4.40am and it's full potential at 5.12 am. Nice be on the way to dam then should see it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 NPR published some great photos of it. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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