Heavenly Palace

[Gregnat73]

Last night, I was checking ISS times on my iPad when I noticed the app I was using also had info about the Chinese Space Station Tiangong "Heavenly Palace" 1 (say this about the Chinese, they certainly know how to name things!!). So this morning just before 6.30 I was up with the bins looking low to the South and sure enough, there it was! About mag 3 it passed just below Adhara in Canis Major. Being much smaller than the ISS it looked like any other satellite but now I know it's visible from my location I might try with the scope next time and see if it's possible to make out any detail.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice one. Might look out for that one