First attempt at viewing the sky - 16/08/2012

[mazuk88]

I thought I would try out that night sky app and satellite tracker app on my iphone to track down some stars etc.

To my amazement so many things stood out when you know where you should be looking lol!

I saw, a SR-14 satellite, ISS and also managed to work out the Ursa Minor and Cassiopeia correlations. Even saw an asteroid or meteor if that was it because it looked like someone had got a paintbrush with gold paint and wiped it across the sky? ISS was well, quite shocking I saw something similar a year ago and I thought it was a flare being fired (close to a military site) at least I can explain it now - if it was that.

Quite an enjoyable experience.

[WaveSoarer]

Great stuff. It's a great way of learning your way about the night sky.

[allcart]

There great tools for finding your way round. I never had them 10yrs ago when I first took up stargazing. I was hopelessly lost.

i have a few apps on my phone now, and it makes it so much easier and interesting.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I just moved this to observing reports, as this seems more appropriate.

[used2bjonstone]

I saw a guy using that same thing and it was quite impressive how much info was in there. The Apollo 13 astronauts could have used one of those!

[Double Kick Drum]

Thanks for sharing.

I promise there is much much more up there.

[Lorne]

We dont know how spoiled we are, you just dont see people using DIY print your own paper planispheres nowadays!!