ISS?

[Treewick]

I was packing up my gear last night around 22:40 after an unsuccessful session due to intermittent cloud cover when a very bright object caught my eye. It was traveling (approximate) from NW / W to SE / E at a fair clip, not quite as fast as some satellites I have seen before but moving right along. At the moment I saw it, it was the brightest object in the sky, brighter than Arcturus, which it was traversing from right to left about a quarter of the way down from there to the horizon. The brightness only lasted for another 10 - 15 seconds or so before it began to quickly grow fainter as it moved across the sky. Does anyone know if this could have been the ISS? The reason I ask is that I have seen many satellites previously but none that grew to this brightness before. I thought I would check to see if anyone here would know if characteristically what I saw fits the description of how the ISS would appear. My position is Lat / Long 43 0 / 71 30

[Photosbykev]

It was the ISS on it's last visible pass? until the end of July.

[Pete Presland]

certainly was,never tire of seeing it

[keithatrochdale]

It was the ISS on it's last visible pass? until the end of July.

Think there is one more tonight at 21:57:37

[Photosbykev]

Think there is one more tonight at 21:57:37

Thank you Keith It might be difficult to see with the sun lighting up the sky and it only reaches 11 degrees over the horizon

[Pete Presland]

Thank you Keith It might be difficult to see with the sun lighting up the sky

no problem with the sun here its been grim all day!

[Photosbykev]

no problem with the sun here its been grim all day!

well you ain't gonna see it anyway lol.

It's clear and blue on Anglesey which makes a nice change

[Treewick]

Nice!! Thanks for the confirmation!

[Altair]

quote: At the moment I saw it, it was the brightest object in the sky, brighter than Arcturus, which it was traversing from right to left about a quarter of the way down from there to the horizon. The brightness only lasted for another 10 - 15 seconds or so before it began to quickly grow fainter as it moved across the sky.

Pleased to say I saw it too as i poked my head out of the front door to check out the evening sky... waited for it to reappear from behind a tree and it didnt.. so i guessed it had faded by that time!

I am just glad i got to see it too !

[tiredboy]

These might be useful:

ISSTracker ~ Real-Time Location Tracking of the International Space Station

ISS - Visible Passes (you'll need to change the location)

[HippyH]

Helpful Link

Current position of the ISS

[Nova]

Another handy ISS (and iridium flare) tracker

Heavens-Above Home Page

[franco]

some greta links there, cheers guys