Satellite question

[oceanheadted]

All,

I popped out to view Jupiter about 3:10AM on Sunday AM. Just as I was setting up a really bright object (Much the same brightness as Jupiter) passed across the southern sky. I could see it with my naked eye and it was pretty much daylight by then. I initially thought it was a plane but managed to get my scope on it and couldn't see any detail. I'm assuming it was a satellite. Could anybody hazard a guess which?

I'm based 25 miles West of Aberdeen Scotland

Cheers

Alan

[Jayla]

I was out at about 2320 last night and noticed a small white point moving across the sky, it was going too fast to be a plane so I can assume it was a satellite.

Too fast to catch it with the bins

[Keithp]

Hi Alan, I was doing an all nighter, was it moving West to East? I believe it was the ISS. (Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) .Did you see a further two objects moving north to South South East in formation, one slightly brighter than the other.

Regards

Keithp

[jgs001]

It could well be Keith. It's bright enough. Alan, sign up on heavens-above.com, it's free, put your location details in and you can check the predictions for your location.

[oceanheadted]

Yep it was tracking West to East. I'll take a look at heavens above,

cheers

Alan

[Tinkerbell]

Lo Alan

Just checked with My software and it would have been the ISS You saw.

[oceanheadted]

Kev,

Thanks, found it on Heavens above 3:07-3:12 am Mag -2.1.

Kudos to all those who have posted pictures of the ISS .e.g.

http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-widefield-special-events-comets/80390-iss-coming-up-images.html

That space station moves fast!

Cheers

Alan