Astronomy thread!

[wombat2u2004]

Microwave!?!?!? And I'd keep some cookies close by?

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Oh my, Just came in from the ISS/Shuttle pass.

It passed almost overhead and was on for about 2 minutes, the moon was up and really bright, had it been a moonless night it would have made the pass even better. I could not believe how bright the station was with a quarter moon in the sky.

Tomorrow's pass is a three minute showing!

What do you see it with mate ??? Do you have a telescope ???

[RICHARD]

What do you see it with mate ??? Do you have a telescope ???

Eye, Mark I model!

It's easy to spot, It's the brightest and fastest thing in the sky. When they are separated they dim somewhat-probably by half? But, you can pick them out from the background quickly!

I do have a telescope, a simple 600 power job that I have been able to see the phases of Venus with and other stuff, when I know where to look!

The Shuttle/ISS move way too fast to keep the telescope on them.

I do most of my quick viewing with a pair of regular binoculars, unless I have the time to set it up in the backyard.

[wombat2u2004]

Eye, Mark I model!

It's easy to spot, It's the brightest and fastest thing in the sky. When they are separated they dim somewhat-probably by half? But, you can pick them out from the background quickly!

I do have a telescope, a simple 600 power job that I have been able to see the phases of Venus with and other stuff, when I know where to look!

The Shuttle/ISS move way too fast to keep the telescope on them.

I do most of my quick viewing with a pair of regular binoculars, unless I have the time to set it up in the backyard.

I've got a scope, but it's not that powerful, so I don't use it much.
A normal surveyors theodolite is good for planet spotting, I did a bit of that in the army.

[RICHARD]

[wombat2u2004]

OMG....it's Flash Gordon

[RICHARD]

OMG....it's Flash Gordon

LOL, you need the ersatz rocket motors to spit out sparkles, Can't do that indoors!

[wombat2u2004]

And the smoke.....lots of smoke.

[RICHARD]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37473581...ace/?gt1=43001

Look Out!

[RICHARD]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37580576...ace/?GT1=43001

Oh, boy!!!!!!

[RICHARD]

The Russkies launhed the Progress unmanned shuttle that will be docking with the ISS in the next few days. The NASA site has not posted the viewing times yet, but you can watch it catch up to the ISS in the next week or so.

[Alysser]

The Russkies launhed the Progress unmanned shuttle that will be docking with the ISS in the next few days. The NASA site has not posted the viewing times yet, but you can watch it catch up to the ISS in the next week or so.

Viewing as in seeing it from earth or on their website? I wasn't able to see it last time, and I wasn't able to see the ISS this summer like some people were able to. I need to see this stuff more often.

[RICHARD]

Viewing as in seeing it from earth or on their website? I wasn't able to see it last time, and I wasn't able to see the ISS this summer like some people were able to. I need to see this stuff more often.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata...ngs/index.html

Go the the right side of the link and put in your location.

If you have any ???? post them and I'll help you out.