04-06-2018, 11:26 AM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Thanks Nicol, but after looking at the posted times I see that it passes overhead'ish every ninety minutes or so. Would it not continue to orbit through the night also?...
04-06-2018, 11:29 AM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
Originally Posted by Purwell
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Yes but it only visible when the Sun shines on it. If it is in the Earths shadow you won't see it.
04-06-2018, 12:06 PM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
What we see when we see the Space Station is not any external lights from the Station itself but we see the Sun reflecting off the solar array of the station, the only time you will catch it every 90 minutes is in the Month of December when they have it decked out in the Christmas Lights.04-06-2018, 12:14 PM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
Originally Posted by DWebb
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What we see when we see the Space Station is not any external lights from the Station itself but we see the Sun reflecting off the solar array of the station, the only time you will catch it every 90 minutes is in the Month of December when they have it decked out in the Christmas Lights.
04-06-2018, 12:31 PM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
Originally Posted by DWebb
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What we see when we see the Space Station is not any external lights from the Station itself but we see the Sun reflecting off the solar array of the station, the only time you will catch it every 90 minutes is in the Month of December when they have it decked out in the Christmas Lights.
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04-06-2018, 12:52 PM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
I saw it last night.I thought it was going to be too cloudy, and just as I was giving up and going back indoors I saw it.
Although it was cloudy, it wasn't solid cloud, so I could see it for a minute, then it desappeard into cloud, then was visible again.
That's the third time I have managed to watch it now, and I am chuffed.
04-06-2018, 01:48 PM
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Re: Seeing the International Space Station
Originally Posted by Purwell
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Yes but it only visible when the Sun shines on it. If it is in the Earths shadow you won't see it.
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