ISS unclose-up

[JamesF]

Sneaky little blighter gatecrashed a couple of my subs last night. And brought a mate to the party, too.

James

[tich]

I had the same thing happen to me in the early hours of Sunday morning while capturing some subs of M27 James although there was no friend with it, still a cracking shot & it's always an awesome sight seeing it go over.

[JamesF]

Surprising how bright it is

James

[tich]

Definitely James but seeing it going over twice during one night was a real treat for me, & being at a dark site with good unobstructed views we were able to see it going over for what seemed ages too. I can't wait to get out there again.

[JamesF]

It is nice to see the entire pass. I watched it last night until it disappeared into the murk above the eastern horizon.

James

[tich]

When I got to the dark site a couple of other guys turned up & set their scopes & we got talking about the ISS & one of them said that they'd never seen it before so it was a real treat for them when it came over for the first time. Shame they went at just after 1:00 as they missed the second pass later on. It seemed to have seen it in the sky for a lot longer than usual so I'm guessing that's down to the time of year.

[JamesF]

Just watched it go over again, so I should be safe for a while now

James

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

Managed to hand track it lastnight with my 200p with the hyperion zoom at 8mm as it shot over the zenith... The detail was astounding! Saw 2-3 central sections with another 3-4 sticking out each side. I always figured it'd be just a blob, at the most an H shaped blob, but it was a clear 3 dimensional object. Blew my mind.

[JamesF]

Gah! Twice in two days! They're out to get me! And this one was really tight, too. The entire frame only represents something like 0.8 degrees by 0.5 degrees.

James

[tich]

The ISS has definitely got it in for you James...

[JamesF]

Ground control will certainly have a well-chosen word or two for Major Tim if it keeps happening

James

[faulksy]

at a dark site myself last night and I seen it twice I was very high in the mountains so very good view point, an idea of how high I was I could see the Andromeda galaxy, the second time it was coming from the west and it was a lot brighter than the first pass

[majapala]

I was outside letting the dogs out just now, and saw it again even though I wasn't expecting it (the gnats are a real pain here at the moment). It was probably the brightest I've ever seen it so far, as close as I've ever seen it to the Zenith too! It's always a treat!

[JamesF]

Yup, just saw it again myself.

James