Science is looking up

ISS last night was fantastic - around 1730, which put the sun not too far below the horizon - came up from the south (over the sourland ridge from me) and headed northeast.
Probably 3 minutes of travel time, in a clear sky. Went into the earths shadow, turning orange like the sunset, then fading. Really should fire up the binoculars to see if it makes any difference.

Anyway, another pass tonight, should be clear again.

-- Out of the W - moving to the NNW - 6:19pm. visible for two minutes.

There is a rocket launch in florida today, just in case the jets/giants game gets out-of-hand....pop on the NASA-TV
 
Tonights ISS spotting should be a good one.

5:26pm out of the SW moving NE - going right overhead. 4 minutes of viewing.

if it stays clear, this will be a good one.

I'll stop posting these, since anyone who is interested probably has alerts by now - this pass
should be an excellent opportunity, given height and duration.....
 
fidodie said:
Tonights ISS spotting should be a good one.

5:26pm out of the SW moving NE - going right overhead. 4 minutes of viewing.

if it stays clear, this will be a good one.

I'll stop posting these, since anyone who is interested probably has alerts by now - this pass
should be an excellent opportunity, given height and duration.....
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Please keep posting these. Whatever keeps you from starting BIYF talk again. This thread is much more tolerable.
 
stb222 said:
Please keep posting these. Whatever keeps you from starting BIYF talk again. This thread is much more tolerable.
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since it is cloudy..

total saddle time - 15 minute intervals, no partials, 3 hour max per day. no bonus points for anything.
 
early Monday morning (1/4) meteor shower. maybe see some on that 3am ride??

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On Monday, the Quadrantid meteor shower will mark the first light show of the New Year.

The Quadrantids are named for an extinct constellation, Quadrans Muralis, according toNASA. Located between the constellations of Bootes and Draco, astronomers first spotted the Quadrantid meteor shower in 1825.

Star gazers should begin looking up at 1 a.m. EST on January 4, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Unlike the better known Perseid or Geminid showers -- with peaks of more than 24 hours -- the Quadrantids peak shower time will only last about two hours averaging 120 meteors per hour. So get outside while you can between midnight and dawn on Monday.

from http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...drantid-meteor-shower-2016-20160102-post.html
 
I thought I was seeing double again, but here is the answer. Two planets in the morning sky rising in the East around 7 AM.
During the first week of January, Saturn will climb upward toward Venus in the morning sky, until these two worlds meet up for a close conjunction on January 9 – the closest coupling of two planets since March 22, 2013. After their conjunction, Saturn will continue to climb upward, while Venus sinks downward in the January morning sky.

link to full article
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essen...ight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury#saturn
 
Kaleidopete said:
I thought I was seeing double again, but here is the answer. Two planets in the morning sky rising in the East around 7 AM.
During the first week of January, Saturn will climb upward toward Venus in the morning sky, until these two worlds meet up for a close conjunction on January 9 – the closest coupling of two planets since March 22, 2013. After their conjunction, Saturn will continue to climb upward, while Venus sinks downward in the January morning sky.

link to full article
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essen...ight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury#saturn
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So that is what I have been watching. Thanks!
 
Close - very close. might want to go to a 5 leg system which allows for failure of two non-adjacent legs....or perhaps the ship helps "catch" the rocket.

 
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