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10-25-2007, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Austin
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ISS/Shuttle flyover tonight
Did you see the ISS and Shuttle flyover last night? The ISS was first and the Shuttle was two minutes later trying to catch it. Today the Shuttle is docked and the flyover tonight will be bright. It will be at 7:09 in the the NE sky at an altitude of 56 degrees.
I've never seen the two fly over together so this should be good. The sky will be clear and the air is clean so enjoy.
Here is the Website to check for future flyovers.
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10-25-2007, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Austin, TX
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So was that what I saw flying over my house last night? I thought it was a plane at first but then saw a jet stream behind it.
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10-25-2007, 07:47 PM
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Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Alvarado, TX
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Thanks for the link.
I missed it by about 10 minutes, tonight. Maybe tomorrow.
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10-25-2007, 11:17 PM
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Fretless Bass Forever
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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I saw it. The sky was still very light, but ithe ISS was very bright. I estimated it at magnitude -3.5, but it was hard to estimate since there was nothing to compare it to. The sky was so light that nothing else was visible yet. It looked a lot like like Venus, except that it was nearly overhead and moving fast.
I also saw it last night, using 7x50 binoculars, with the shuttle 2½ minutes behind. Very cool!
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10-26-2007, 08:30 AM
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dreaming of a boat
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Westover Hills/San Antonio
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Didn't see a darned thing. We looked all over the NE, but maybe b/c I'm in Houston we couldn't see it?
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10-26-2007, 09:21 AM
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Awake......
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: friendswood texas
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My son got to see it while he was at football practice. Of course my husband didn't call to tell me so I could go outside. Argh!!!! I will watch for it tonight.
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10-26-2007, 10:53 AM
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This Space For Rent
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Texas
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We got to see it - very cool! I believe we will be able to see it again tonight, at 7:37 PM. I am not positive on that time, though.
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10-26-2007, 12:29 PM
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Political Deviant
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: SanAnFortWAbiHoustoDalCentral, Texas
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WOW ! ! ! I was out walking the dog and saw some neighbors standing around looking up and around. A local balcony was in disarray and some building lights were out so I thought there had been a burglary or some other problem. Then those lights came on at about the same time I looked up and saw that magic object in the sky. It looked long, tubular and bright. I thought maybe it was a UFO passing by and that's why those lights come on. Spooky...
I signed up at the link above, set an alarm on my cell so now I'm armed and ready.
Thanks muchos for the heads up, so to speak.
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