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ISS Passing over Ireland tonight - what time?

  • 29-12-2010 5:04pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hi, does anyone know what time the ISS will be passing?:)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭spatchco


    taffy the 2 passes are at 17.31 till 17.34 from s-to -ese,and second will be to short but here goes 19,35-19-36 from wswto sw hopes that helps,,,but check out heavens above for all the times ok


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,681 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Here's table from heavens-above.com

    http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=53.12041&lng=-9.84375&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=GMT
    Date	Mag	Starts	Max. altitude	Ends
    Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
    29 Dec	-1.0	17:31:53	10	SSE	17:32:55	11	SE 	17:33:57	10	ESE
    29 Dec	-1.7	19:04:54	10	SW 	19:06:32	26	SSW	19:06:32	26	SSW
    30 Dec	-1.9	17:56:34	10	SSW	17:58:58	23	SSE	18:00:24	16	ESE
    30 Dec	-0.7	19:31:04	10	WSW	19:31:59	18	WSW	19:31:59	18	WSW
    31 Dec	-1.0	16:49:03	10	S 	16:50:22	12	SE 	16:51:41	10	ESE
    31 Dec	-2.8	18:22:21	10	SW 	18:25:08	41	SSE	18:25:48	34	SE
    31 Dec	0.2	19:57:23	10	W 	19:57:24	10	W 	19:57:24	10	W
    1 Jan	-1.9	17:13:55	10	SSW	17:16:23	25	SSE	17:18:51	10	E
    1 Jan	-3.2	18:48:30	10	WSW	18:51:10	57	SSW	18:51:10	57	SSW
    2 Jan	-2.8	17:39:43	10	SW 	17:42:31	43	SSE	17:44:56	13	E
    2 Jan	-1.7	19:14:46	10	W 	19:16:31	31	WSW	19:16:31	31	WSW
    3 Jan	-3.3	18:05:50	10	WSW	18:08:44	62	S 	18:10:15	25	E
    3 Jan	-0.5	19:41:03	10	W 	19:41:50	16	W 	19:41:50	16	W
    4 Jan	-2.7	16:56:59	10	WSW	16:59:49	45	SSE	17:02:38	10	E
    4 Jan	-3.4	18:32:04	10	W 	18:34:58	65	S 	18:35:35	48	SE
    5 Jan	-3.3	17:23:05	10	WSW	17:26:00	63	S 	17:28:54	10	E
    5 Jan	-2.8	18:58:19	10	W 	19:00:57	48	SSW	19:00:57	48	SSW
    6 Jan	-3.3	17:49:16	10	W 	17:52:11	64	S 	17:54:45	13	ESE
    6 Jan	-1.3	19:24:37	10	W 	19:26:21	24	WSW	19:26:21	24	WSW
    7 Jan	-2.8	18:15:28	10	W 	18:18:19	48	SSW	18:20:13	18	SE
    7 Jan	-0.2	19:51:17	10	WSW	19:51:49	12	WSW	19:51:49	12	WSW
    


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭taffy lulu


    ok, getting ready to watch it now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭taffy lulu


    I didn't see it. Its a bit cloudy so hopefully later.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭ComeraghBlue


    If you have a iPhone etc then the free NASA app is very handy tells you next sighting and the in-app compass tells which way to look


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    dang, forgot about this... oh well, there's always tomorrow... and another 2 weeks or somethin :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    Every day dave, every day. :D Its been whizzing around for years now and very safe to say we have a lot more than 2 weeks left ;)


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    Every day dave, every day. :D Its been whizzing around for years now and very safe to say we have a lot more than 2 weeks left ;)
    True but not visable every day. We see it for a number of days at a time and then there is a gap where it is not visible {Passes during daylight hours}:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭MoonDancer


    Got to see it by chance tonight, getting out of the car with the kids. Good timing eh!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    I set my alarm today so that I could see it, but I didn't leave a note for the alarm, so when it went off I just thought "now, what was I supposed to do..."

    F*ck sake :p

    Tomorrow's another day ;)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    Is it very obvious? Ive never seen it before. :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    its just like a small star moving across the sky. Youd have to know which direction to be looking to spot it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭rugbyman


    reading from ghost trains table above is it to be seen tonight (31/12) at three mins to eight, but duration is only one second ?

    w for west is mentioned, does that mean it comes from the west/

    Regards Rugbyman


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭ComeraghBlue


    @rugbyman yes west means it's coming from the west
    Iv seen it many times and it's certainly worth a look as it whizzs past at unbelievable speed. Not that long ago one of the NASA astronauts took a picture of Ireland while flying past at night time and then posted it up on twitter (@astrowheels) so when your looking at it next don't forget to smilefor the camera ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭MoonDancer


    @rugbyman yes west means it's coming from the west
    Iv seen it many times and it's certainly worth a look as it whizzs past at unbelievable speed. Not that long ago one of the NASA astronauts took a picture of Ireland while flying past at night time and then posted it up on twitter (@astrowheels) so when your looking at it next don't forget to smilefor the camera ;)

    You couldn't post the picture? I'm not on twitter & it wont let me view their profile.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    MoonDancer wrote: »
    You couldn't post the picture? I'm not on twitter & it wont let me view their profile.
    Should be visible this evening moving from South southwest at 16:48 to vanish in the Earths shadow at about 16:54 in the East. Black line in the attached.
    viewfinder.exe?T=0&FOV=60&RA=19.84042442922&Dec=-14.6978196717446&RAInc=60&DecInc=10&TimeInc=15&SatName=ISS&Width=400&Height=400&STime=40543.7017562423&Lat=52.1113&Lng=-7.0513&Line1=1+25544U+98067A+++10365%2E38942366++%2E00016337++00000%2D0++12486%2D3+0++5569&Line2=2+25544+051%2E6468+301%2E0882+0005342+090%2E1292+005%2E4297+15%2E72327763694493

    Visible again at 18:22 from the west and entering the Earths shadow at 18:25 heading East

    viewfinder.exe?T=0&FOV=60&RA=19.039825733777&Dec=19.9767075728301&RAInc=60&DecInc=10&TimeInc=15&SatName=ISS&Width=400&Height=400&STime=40543.76767189&Lat=52.1113&Lng=-7.0513&Line1=1+25544U+98067A+++10365%2E38942366++%2E00016337++00000%2D0++12486%2D3+0++5569&Line2=2+25544+051%2E6468+301%2E0882+0005342+090%2E1292+005%2E4297+15%2E72327763694493
    These are the times for Waterford so will differ slightly for other areas.
    Of course it all depends on cloud cover which is complete at the moment:(


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    MoonDancer wrote: »
    You couldn't post the picture? I'm not on twitter & it wont let me view their profile.
    Ireland-at-Night.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    That's awesome


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭MoonDancer


    WOW unbelievable!! Do they have more pics up there? Might be worth signing up just for that :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭ComeraghBlue


    The guy who took that is now back on earth but there's another guy (@cdrkelly I think) up there taking pics for his 'space-geo' quiz every few days where he takes a picture of a country/labdmark from iss and Youv to guess where/what .
    I was left speechless when the other guy posted that pic on twitter . You can make out every village/town/city from lights
    Sorry I didn't post the pic up iv it saved on my phone and the rest is too confusing but thanks to the person who did as it backed up my previous post


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    The guy who took that is now back on earth but there's another guy (@cdrkelly I think) up there taking pics for his 'space-geo' quiz every few days where he takes a picture of a country/labdmark from iss and Youv to guess where/what .
    I was left speechless when the other guy posted that pic on twitter . You can make out every village/town/city from lights
    Sorry I didn't post the pic up iv it saved on my phone and the rest is too confusing but thanks to the person who did as it backed up my previous post
    Yeah the guys name is Scott Kelly, a NASA astronaut on board the station since October. He is the current station commander. Thats him below.
    506651mainiss026e007547.jpg

    You can follow his twitter here http://twitter.com/stationcdrkelly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 Da Jimmy


    i would recommend getting Stellarium, an add-on the satellite option. Useful for tracking them live and quickly! i swear by it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    MoonDancer wrote: »
    WOW unbelievable!! Do they have more pics up there? Might be worth signing up just for that :D

    You dont need to sign up, here you go: http://twitpic.com/photos/Astro_Wheels

    Enjoy!

    A taster:

    195877903.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1293903510&Signature=ykeHdymaFlXco2ko%2BCa9vjAkxe4%3D


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Just spotted it with the kids......dont' think the 7 year old believed me though!

    Lovely clear night to spot it, right overhead, pretty much west to east.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,159 ✭✭✭John mac


    Very clear pass this evening at 17:30 ish.
    the second one @19:00 was obscured by cloud though,

    I use this http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/JavaSSOP.html

    for finding out where and when the iss will pass,

    just enter your lat and lon on the input tab.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 jenry


    Hi, i got to see the space station last night at about 5.50pm, it was really bright, i took photos but it was going very fast and all that i could get was a white streak :)

    A870AB2231CF4CC593186EABECC39165-0000322603-0002113150-00500L-BCF063782EF946DD8A565D7D307E2C97.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    jenry wrote: »
    Hi, i got to see the space station last night at about 5.50pm, it was really bright, i took photos but it was going very fast and all that i could get was a white streak :)

    A870AB2231CF4CC593186EABECC39165-0000322603-0002113150-00500L-BCF063782EF946DD8A565D7D307E2C97.jpg

    You cant fool us with that microsoft paint 2 minute job!!! :pac:


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    Two passes this evening, skies permitting.

    First from 17:06 to 17:12 weat to east.


    viewfinder.exe?T=0&FOV=60&RA=355.406150704112&Dec=39.1001224756744&RAInc=60&DecInc=10&TimeInc=15&SatName=ISS&Width=400&Height=400&STime=40551.7146770066&Lat=52.1113&Lng=-7.0513&Line1=1+25544U+98067A+++11007%2E88867256++%2E00014005++00000%2D0++10657%2D3+0++5986&Line2=2+25544+051%2E6468+262%2E6704+0005333+115%2E8966+340%2E6149+15%2E72583163695670

    Second pass 18:41 to 18:45, from the west vanishing in the Earths shadow to the south.

    viewfinder.exe?T=0&FOV=60&RA=358.378565097157&Dec=-5.36046036684951&RAInc=60&DecInc=10&TimeInc=15&SatName=ISS&Width=400&Height=400&STime=40551.7807128057&Lat=52.1113&Lng=-7.0513&Line1=1+25544U+98067A+++11007%2E88867256++%2E00014005++00000%2D0++10657%2D3+0++5986&Line2=2+25544+051%2E6468+262%2E6704+0005333+115%2E8966+340%2E6149+15%2E72583163695670


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 jenry


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    You cant fool us with that microsoft paint 2 minute job!!! :pac:

    :D FUNNY


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,681 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    rugbyman wrote: »
    reading from ghost trains table above is it to be seen tonight (31/12) at three mins to eight, but duration is only one second ?

    w for west is mentioned, does that mean it comes from the west/

    Regards Rugbyman

    will always be west to east I think

    sometimes it will disappear half way across the sky as it goes into the shadow of the earth so that might be why you might get shorter transit times listed

    here's an updated table, looks like tonight will be very bright if the weather is right to see it, second chance to see it if first is missed
    Date	Mag	Starts	Max. altitude	Ends
    Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.	Time	Alt.	Az.
    8 Jan	-3.2	17:05:45	10	W 	17:08:39	63	S 	17:11:33	10	ESE
    8 Jan	-1.8	18:41:07	10	W 	18:43:42	28	SSW	18:45:10	18	SSE
    9 Jan	-2.6	17:31:49	10	W 	17:34:39	46	SSW	17:37:28	10	ESE
    9 Jan	-0.7	19:07:42	10	WSW	19:09:28	15	SW 	19:10:49	12	S
    10 Jan	-1.5	17:57:58	10	W 	18:00:31	27	SSW	18:03:02	10	SE
    11 Jan	-0.3	18:24:36	10	WSW	18:26:12	14	SW 	18:27:48	10	S
    12 Jan	-1.1	17:14:43	10	W 	17:17:13	25	SSW	17:19:42	10	SSE
    13 Jan	0.0	17:41:24	10	WSW	17:42:50	13	SW 	17:44:15	10	S
    


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,681 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Sky over Dublin looks clear enough for this, nice moon too, must go have a look in a minute


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Sky over Dublin looks clear enough for this, nice moon too, must go have a look in a minute
    any joy? 5 mins too late for me :(

    I'll catch the next one, alarm is set, and the sky is clear enough

    Quick question: do we want high or low magnitude? ie. is visibility better when magnitude is -3.2 or -1.8?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Just seen it go over a minute or 2 ago.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Dave! wrote: »
    any joy? 5 mins too late for me :(

    I'll catch the next one, alarm is set, and the sky is clear enough

    Quick question: do we want high or low magnitude? ie. is visibility better when magnitude is -3.2 or -1.8?

    The more minus the mag brighter
    -3.2 is brighter than -1.8

    Sun is mag -26 or so, moon is -12.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,681 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Dave! wrote: »
    any joy? 5 mins too late for me :(

    I'll catch the next one, alarm is set, and the sky is clear enough

    Quick question: do we want high or low magnitude? ie. is visibility better when magnitude is -3.2 or -1.8?

    yes, pretty clear, sky a little bright so next pass after half six might be as good if the sky is still clear but will be lower in sky so hard to know


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    looks like it will be in the northern sky at the 18:43 passing, west to east but north of us this time. Or right overhead.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Actually its further south its going to be, so lower in the sky, and a lot less bright, but at least it will be dark out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544

    You can all track the ISS in real time here. Great site.


    On a side note, is the ISS orbiting against the turn of the earth?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544

    You can all track the ISS in real time here. Great site.


    On a side note, is the ISS orbiting against the turn of the earth?

    Its moving in the same direction as the earths rotation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    So its moving much faster than the earths rotation then??


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Yes it is, at the equator earths rotation speed is about 1000mph, the ISS moves at about 16,000mph. It does around 15 orbits a day.
    Good link you put up there


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Just seen it now, it went right across the face of the moon from my viewing point in navan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    Seen it myself, skimmed off the top of the moon for me just south of dublin city centre. That was a great clear pass.


    Beeker, those charts you put up, where are they from because the ISS went between the moon and jupiter for me just there.

    EDIT: was looking at the wrong chart, yeah those charts are great in that case, was exactly right! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Beeker wrote: »
    Ireland-at-Night.jpg

    Think im after leavin my lights on:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    Seen it myself, skimmed off the top of the moon for me just south of dublin city centre. That was a great clear pass.


    Beeker, those charts you put up, where are they from because the ISS went between the moon and jupiter for me just there.

    EDIT: was looking at the wrong chart, yeah those charts are great in that case, was exactly right! :D

    Yes was doing the same myself, the second set has it between the moon and jupiter, so above the moon which would be right for waterford area.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Saw it :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Its mad when you think it was over the sea probably 300 miles south of ireland on this pass at its closest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    robbie7730 wrote: »
    Its mad when you think it was over the sea probably 300 miles south of ireland on this pass at its closest.

    Yeah the last time i seen it i looked at its path on the link i gave you and it was passing france and spain and i could still see it! Pretty amazing.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    NoQuarter wrote: »
    Seen it myself, skimmed off the top of the moon for me just south of dublin city centre. That was a great clear pass.


    Beeker, those charts you put up, where are they from because the ISS went between the moon and jupiter for me just there.

    EDIT: was looking at the wrong chart, yeah those charts are great in that case, was exactly right! :D
    Charts are available on http://www.heavens-above.com/
    Click on the date for the pass you want to see. Of course they are the charts for Waterford, where I am but much the same for the rest of Ireland.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    robbie7730 wrote: »
    Yes it is, at the equator earths rotation speed is about 1000mph, the ISS moves at about 16,000mph. It does around 15 orbits a day.
    Good link you put up there
    Not to be picky ;) but the ISS actually travels at 17500mph and orbits 16 times a day:)


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