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Space shuttle @ 7:08
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:49 pm
by TIN BENDER
Sorry for the short notice but if you've never seen it then at 7:08 tonite in the southern horizon you should get a great view of the space shuttle goin home to Florida.
Travel is from the NW to the SE at about 30 to 45 degrees up.
Take a look you will not forget it!
Start watchin about 7:00 but do not forget it can run a couple of minutes late.
Tin Bender
Re: Space shuttle @ 7:08
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:02 pm
by Keith B
TIN BENDER wrote:Sorry for the short notice but if you've never seen it then at 7:08 tonite in the southern horizon you should get a great view of the space shuttle goin home to Florida.
Travel is from the NW to the SE at about 30 to 45 degrees up.
Take a look you will not forget it!
Start watchin about 7:00 but do not forget it can run a couple of minutes late.
Tin Bender
The pass time is correct, but they shuttle and space station are still docked. Both together should be a really bright pass.
Pass time over Dallas is 19:06 CDT
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:13 pm
by SC1903A3
Just saw it, Very very cool!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:15 pm
by Keith B
SC1903A3 wrote:Just saw it, Very very cool!!!
Yeah, nice bright pass NW to SE!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:16 pm
by avid
Just got to your post at 7:06pm! Rushed out to see it going overhead, didn't have time to get the binocs out.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:51 pm
by TIN BENDER
Sorry, I thought this was a landing which is quite a site.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:00 pm
by HankB
Take a look at
http://www.heavens-above.com/
You can enter your specific location and it will generate customized viewing data for ISS passes, Iridium flares, etc.
(I don't think it's accurate for shuttle missions, since they're subject to change . . .)
I've seen a couple of night shuttle re-entries over TX, and they're a LOT more spectacular than any "natural" event I've seen . . .
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:20 pm
by Renegade
Here is a good link for future viewings:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/si ... index.html
I saw it last night just before they linked up. Space Shuttle was about 3-5 minutes in front of the ISS.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:38 am
by Keith B
TIN BENDER wrote:Sorry, I thought this was a landing which is quite a site.
No problem Tin Bender. I had forgotten that it would be a good pass for viewing. Thanks for the heads up!!
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:41 am
by striker55
On Thur Oct 25 at 7:07pm a nice long look for 5 minutes coming from NW to SE at 73 degrees in Houston area. It really is cool to see.