INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TONIGHT (2018)

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  1. Loki

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    Unfortunately I haven't got a clue what any of that means. I have, however, been able to take my kids to 'dark skies' this summer.
    We have seen skies that most townies will never see, we saw shooting stars!
    We saw whole constellations!
    I love that My kids know it's all out there! They love it too :wub2:
     
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      It tells you the time you can see the International Space, in what direction [W = West, SSE = South, South East, SE = South East etc] :snorky:

      which is why I love astronomy with such a passion, Loki. There's a program called "How the Universe works" that you and your kids might like, give it a try.:snorky:

      I get "lost" out there when either just viewing the skies or taking images and lose track of time if there's clear skies and good seeing..........I can start at 9pm and be heading for bed at around 3am even when there's ice on the inside of the dome roof of the Observatory:doh::heehee:
       
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        Showing my youngest children the ' sky' as it should be, is probably one of the highlights of our summer! People who live in towns have no idea what the sky looks like on a clear night. To have that opportunity to show them I feel blessed and very lucky
         
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          I live on the edge of a small town with fields within 100 yards of me and the Council has been busy changing the Sodium lamps to LED which does make a difference. They've not changed over to LED for environmental reasons but for economic reasons as LED are cheaper to maintain and use less energy. They've also changed the lamp holder which restricts the spread of light and keeps it mostly downward.




          Yep, people rarely look up and those that do don't realise, due to the light pollution, what would make them stop and gasp in wonder if they could see the skies as they really are.

          [​IMG]sy ch
           
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            Wed Sep 12, 3:24 AM < 1 min 16° 16° above E 11° above E
            Wed Sep 12, 4:56 AM 4 min 67° 34° above W 10° above ESE
            Thu Sep 13, 4:07 AM 2 min 38° 38° above ESE 11° above E
            Thu Sep 13, 5:40 AM 5 min 35° 14° above W 10° above SE
            Fri Sep 14, 4:50 AM 3 min 48° 48° above SSW 10° above ESE
            Sat Sep 15, 4:00 AM 1 min 19° 19° above ESE 10° above ESE
            Sat Sep 15, 5:33 AM 4 min 22° 18° above WSW 10° above SSE
            Sun Sep 16, 4:44 AM 1 min 22° 22° above SSE 11° above SE
            Mon Sep 17, 5:27 AM < 1 min 11° 11° above SSW 10° above SSW
            Sat Sep 22, 9:01 PM < 1 min 13° 11° above SSW 13° above SSW
            Sun Sep 23, 8:09 PM 2 min 14° 10° above S 14° above SE
            Sun Sep 23, 9:44 PM < 1 min 10° 10° above SW 10° above SW
            Mon Sep 24, 8:52 PM 2 min 30° 10° above SW 30° above S
             
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              You are truly lucky to see skies like that, most of us don't realise what it should look like.
              Beautiful pictures :blue thumb: just hoping I'll get back to the country and dark skies at some point soon.:)
               
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                Sun Sep 23, 8:10 PM 2 min 14° 10° above S 14° above SE
                Sun Sep 23, 9:44 PM < 1 min 10° 10° above SW 10° above SW
                Mon Sep 24, 8:53 PM 2 min 30° 10° above SW 30° above S
                Tue Sep 25, 8:02 PM 4 min 24° 11° above SSW 17° above ESE
                Tue Sep 25, 9:37 PM 1 min 22° 10° above WSW 22° above WSW
                Wed Sep 26, 8:45 PM 3 min 53° 10° above WSW 52° above SSE
                Thu Sep 27, 7:54 PM 5 min 39° 10° above SW 16° above E
                Thu Sep 27, 9:30 PM 2 min 28° 10° above W 28° above W
                Fri Sep 28, 8:38 PM 3 min 70° 12° above WSW 60° above ESE
                Fri Sep 28, 10:14 PM < 1 min 10° 10° above W 10° above W
                Sat Sep 29, 7:47 PM 5 min 58° 18° above WSW 16° above E
                Sat Sep 29, 9:23 PM 2 min 34° 12° above W 34° above W
                Sun Sep 30, 8:32 PM 3 min 78° 22° above W 50° above ESE
                Sun Sep 30, 10:07 PM < 1 min 10° 10° above W 10° above W
                Mon Oct 1, 7:41 PM 4 min 74° 34° above WSW 17° above E
                Mon Oct 1, 9:16 PM 1 min 33° 15° above W 33° above W
                Tue Oct 2, 8:25 PM 2 min 73° 27° above W 49° above ESE
                Wed Oct 3, 7:33 PM 4 min 78° 34° above W 14° above E
                Wed Oct 3, 9:09 PM 1 min 29° 17° above W 29° above WSW
                 
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                Thu Oct 4, 8:18 PM 2 min 57° 26° above W 42° above SE
                Fri Oct 5, 7:26 PM 4 min 69° 42° above W 14° above ESE
                Fri Oct 5, 9:01 PM 2 min 25° 13° above W 25° above SW
                Sat Oct 6, 8:10 PM 3 min 38° 24° above WSW 27° above SSE
                Sun Oct 7, 7:19 PM 4 min 52° 38° above WSW 10° above ESE
                Sun Oct 7, 8:54 PM 2 min 16° 10° above WSW 16° above SW
                Mon Oct 8, 8:03 PM 3 min 24° 19° above WSW 15° above SSE
                Tue Oct 9, 7:12 PM 4 min 34° 30° above SW 10° above SE
                Wed Oct 10, 7:56 PM 3 min 14° 12° above WSW 10° above S
                Thu Oct 11, 7:04 PM 3 min
                 
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                  Date: Mon Oct 29, 5:41 AM Visible: 3 min Max Height: 24° Appears: 11° above SSW Disappears: 22° above SE
                  Date: Tue Oct 30, 4:50 AM Visible: 2 min Max Height: 16° Appears: 13° above S Disappears: 15° above ESE
                  Date: Tue Oct 30, 6:24 AM Visible: 4 min Max Height: 51° Appears: 10° above WSW Disappears: 45° above SE
                  Date: Wed Oct 31, 4:00 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 10° Appears: 10° above SE Disappears: 10° above SE
                  Date: Wed Oct 31, 5:33 AM Visible: 3 min Max Height: 38° Appears: 14° above SW Disappears: 30° above ESE
                  Date: Thu Nov 1, 4:44 AM Visible: 2 min Max Height: 27° Appears: 27° above SSE Disappears: 19° above ESE
                  Date: Thu Nov 1, 6:17 AM Visible: 4 min Max Height: 69° Appears: 10° above WSW Disappears: 46° above ESE
                  Date: Fri Nov 2, 3:54 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 13° Appears: 13° above ESE Disappears: 11° above ESE
                  Date: Fri Nov 2, 5:26 AM Visible: 3 min Max Height: 57° Appears: 27° above SW Disappears: 34° above ESE
                  Date: Sat Nov 3, 4:37 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 33° Appears: 33° above ESE Disappears: 24° above E
                  Date: Sat Nov 3, 6:09 AM Visible: 4 min Max Height: 78° Appears: 12° above W Disappears: 38° above E
                  Date: Sun Nov 4, 3:47 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 11° Appears: 11° above E Disappears: 11° above E
                  Date: Sun Nov 4, 5:19 AM Visible: 2 min Max Height: 73° Appears: 44° above WSW Disappears: 30° above E
                  Date: Mon Nov 5, 4:30 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 28° Appears: 28° above E Disappears: 23° above E
                  Date: Mon Nov 5, 6:02 AM Visible: 4 min Max Height: 74° Appears: 15° above W Disappears: 38° above ESE
                  Date: Tue Nov 6, 5:13 AM Visible: 2 min Max Height: 78° Appears: 72° above SW Disappears: 30° above E
                  Date: Wed Nov 7, 4:23 AM Visible: < 1 min Max Height: 24° Appears: 24° above E Disappears: 20° above E
                  Date: Wed Nov 7, 5:55 AM Visible: 3 min Max Height: 59° Appears: 22° above W Disappears: 28° above SE
                  Date: Thu Nov 8, 5:05 AM Visible: 2 min Max Height: 70° Appears: 70° above S Disappears: 24° above ESE
                  Date: Thu Nov 8, 6:39 AM Visible: 5 min Max Height: 28° Appears: 11° above W Disappears: 15° above SW
                   
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