.. interested in following the International Space Station (ISS) ?
biggles said
05:24 AM Jan 10, 2013
Not sure if its already been presented by another to the group here, but this is a small and handy link which helps you to determine when you might next view the International Space Station .. provides some great detail ..
Thanks Jonathan, been looking for something like this for some time but just lazy to it down and look for it. Trust you are well and away from any fire area. We are currently in Rye, Vic spending time with kids and grandies. Will be in SA this year from about April to Nov. stay safe and enjoy the travels. Brian and Cheryl
johnno02 said
12:26 PM Jan 10, 2013
Thanks Jon,
Thats a great site,and well worth keeping,the ISS is always interesting
especially with a good Binocular
Regards
John
Dougwe said
01:47 PM Jan 10, 2013
Very interesting Jon but I must get back out in the playground I think. When I opened the link the view was over the Pacific Ocean and I found myself watching a little + heading to the North American Coast so sat and waited till it was over land to see the difference, interesting indeed.
biggles said
06:04 PM Jan 10, 2013
Thanks for the update Neil .. I did sign up up a while ago and so far have received nothing in return .. after trying to signup again, it still made no difference .. I was asked to remove previous signups so I could get a new code to do it all again .. still nothing !
the other "walk-throughs" are good value .. thanks
Jon
-- Edited by biggles on Thursday 10th of January 2013 06:56:23 PM
biggles said
08:27 PM Jan 10, 2013
Take care Briche .. not sure if I'll get to SA soon .. but its a possibility ..
.. and Dougwe .. if you go into "observations" you can get an idea when it will be possible for you to see the item .. but also add 1 hr for daylight saving if it applies in your state ..
thanks folks
Jon
biggles said
08:34 PM Jan 10, 2013
.. and here is another one .. still trying to figure how to set things to my own time frame .. but its interesting with a different perspective ..
If you will be settled in one place for awhile and you can be bothered filling out a few details you can get an email or text sent to you hours before the ISS will be visible from your location.
Twice in the last week on their advice we were outside at around 10.30pm and had an excellent view of the station as it flew over us and was visible for around 6 minutes.
Here is another walk-through guided by a woman astronaut and she gives a more 'personal' tour explaining toilet / laundry / eating etc. Her video is in 4 parts.
Cheers Neil
Beth54 said
04:00 AM Jan 11, 2013
Very interesting, thanks for the link Jon. I'll be passing that along to my boys who are always interested in such things.
biggles said
04:51 AM Jan 11, 2013
.. all the links would keep them occupied Beth .. those that Neil put especially .. they provide a good insight for understanding ..
Jon
jandas fun said
06:25 AM Jan 11, 2013
So that's what that site is all about. Thought you had lost radio contact with your glider and was doing a satellite search for it. Stay safe and take it easy Jon, will catch up with you sometime.
Johnw
biggles said
02:48 PM Jan 11, 2013
Good one John .. naaargh ! .. the plane is still flying with all its bandaids attached .. On a few very still mornings here at the dam, I've put it up as well, and managed to get it all back down safely before the winds came up ..
Previously I'd not paid much attention to the space station til it was discussed on a radio station .. I went outside and there it was .. bright as a button and moving very fast. Yep, it got me interested ..
Jon
Forrest White said
08:58 PM Nov 17, 2020
Nowadays there are different mobile apps which can show where is ISS located according to your ccordinates.
Mike Harding said
06:09 AM Nov 18, 2020
And if you have an Amateur Radio licence and are very lucky you may be able to chat with the crew whilst they are in flight too:
Not sure if its already been presented by another to the group here, but this is a small and handy link which helps you to determine when you might next view the International Space Station .. provides some great detail ..
http://iss.astroviewer.net/
Jon
Thanks Jon,
Thats a great site,and well worth keeping,the ISS is always interesting
especially with a good Binocular
Regards
John
Very interesting Jon but I must get back out in the playground I think. When I opened the link the view was over the Pacific Ocean and I found myself watching a little + heading to the North American Coast so sat and waited till it was over land to see the difference, interesting indeed.
Thanks for the update Neil .. I did sign up up a while ago and so far have received nothing in return .. after trying to signup again, it still made no difference .. I was asked to remove previous signups so I could get a new code to do it all again .. still nothing !
the other "walk-throughs" are good value .. thanks
Jon
-- Edited by biggles on Thursday 10th of January 2013 06:56:23 PM
Take care Briche .. not sure if I'll get to SA soon .. but its a possibility ..
.. and Dougwe .. if you go into "observations" you can get an idea when it will be possible for you to see the item .. but also add 1 hr for daylight saving if it applies in your state ..
thanks folks
Jon
.. and here is another one .. still trying to figure how to set things to my own time frame .. but its interesting with a different perspective ..
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/JavaSSOP.html
Jon
If you will be settled in one place for awhile and you can be bothered filling out a few details you can get an email or text sent to you hours before the ISS will be visible from your location.
Sign-up form here.
Twice in the last week on their advice we were outside at around 10.30pm and had an excellent view of the station as it flew over us and was visible for around 6 minutes.
If you are interested here is a walk (fly)-through of the station guided by an astronaut.
Here is another walk-through guided by a woman astronaut and she gives a more 'personal' tour explaining toilet / laundry / eating etc. Her video is in 4 parts.
Cheers Neil
Very interesting, thanks for the link Jon. I'll be passing that along to my boys who are always interested in such things.
.. all the links would keep them occupied Beth .. those that Neil put especially .. they provide a good insight for understanding ..
Jon
Thought you had lost radio contact with your glider and was doing a satellite search for it.
Stay safe and take it easy Jon, will catch up with you sometime.
Johnw
Good one John .. naaargh ! .. the plane is still flying with all its bandaids attached .. On a few very still mornings here at the dam, I've put it up as well, and managed to get it all back down safely before the winds came up ..
Previously I'd not paid much attention to the space station til it was discussed on a radio station .. I went outside and there it was .. bright as a button and moving very fast. Yep, it got me interested ..
Jon
And if you have an Amateur Radio licence and are very lucky you may be able to chat with the crew whilst they are in flight too:
Talk to the ISS