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#1 2011-08-16 22:07:21
I just saw the ISS!
Earlier today I received a call telling me that the ISS is going to be visible.
So I got my gear ready, it included my telescope, timer, maps, and banaculars. <Spelled wrong
So I sat outside for about a half hour checking the horizon ever 5 minuets when I noticed a star I had never seen before. I examined it and I saw that it was moving alarmingly fast. I checked my map and timer. It matched up perfectly.
I stood there in awe as the amazing craft flew over my head at 7,700 miles an hour. I fallowed it around the block until it fell below the north east horizon. It was amazing. I checked my map of the encounter and all the time points matched up, I saw the ISS.
Sadly I was unable to get any pictures D:
But here are a few images.
The ISS International Space Station
My telescope
I hope you were able to see it.
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#2 2011-08-16 22:13:10
- undefeatedgames
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Re: I just saw the ISS!
Cool! I've seen the ISS over my house once. It was bright...
Here's a link to see where the ISS is: http://www.heavens-above.com/
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#3 2011-08-16 23:59:28
Re: I just saw the ISS!
That's awesome! I don't have a telescope unfortunately, but maybe I should check to see when it will be over my area. That would be really cool to see, even if I just saw a bright light far off in the distance.
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#4 2011-08-17 00:25:07
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That's so cool. I hope that it'll come over my area at a time when it's dark.
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#5 2011-08-17 08:26:32
Re: I just saw the ISS!
Harakou wrote:
That's awesome! I don't have a telescope unfortunately, but maybe I should check to see when it will be over my area. That would be really cool to see, even if I just saw a bright light far off in the distance.
The telescope was not really needed, it was moving so fast I would have been hard to track. I could see it with the naked I. Trust me you will know when you do.
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#6 2011-08-17 08:30:33
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Cool! I've never seen it before (I don't think so at least)
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#7 2011-08-17 08:35:40
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I possibly saw it the other day, it was VERY bright but wasn't moving fast enough to be an aircraft.
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#8 2011-08-17 08:38:29
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Re: I just saw the ISS!
I'll see when I can see it! It's been a couple years since I used my telescope.
Spell binoculars. 
(I did that without the help of spellcheck! 
You need this as your telescope image: 
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#9 2011-08-17 09:26:46
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Is aw it once!
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#10 2011-08-17 16:00:57
Re: I just saw the ISS!
16Skittles wrote:
I possibly saw it the other day, it was VERY bright but wasn't moving fast enough to be an aircraft.
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#12 2011-08-17 16:10:16
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geohendan wrote:
Awesome!
Darn, you should've had a camera.
*Edit: I said Dar instead of darn.
Lol, I told my sister to get it but she didn't. D:
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#15 2011-08-17 18:31:42
Re: I just saw the ISS!
It passes in see-able range (about 500 mile radius) from my house (in massachusetts) about once every 4 days.
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wow it passes more often than i THOUGHT:D
Thats for my house in massachusetts
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22 Aug -1.0 22:02:47 22:04:49
23 Aug -0.8 21:04:43 21:06:42
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24 Aug -0.7 20:06:22 20:08:16
24 Aug -1.5 21:42:32 21:44:57
25 Aug -1.1 20:44:32 20:46:46
25 Aug -0.5 22:20:14 22:21:10
26 Aug -0.9 19:46:22 19:48:20
26 Aug -2.2 21:22:13 21:25:05
edit2: lol, some place in alabama where i am vacationing only has one in the next 9 days lol
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