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Shuttle Launch Visible from Ireland Tonight

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    #362
    stapes21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭stapes21


    jus seen it clearly passin over ballinasloe in galway bou 5 mins ago what a sight to behold


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    #363
    spatchco
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭spatchco


    just passed oh w-e north dublin beautiful sight,,sst plus yellow tank


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    #364
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    johnp23 wrote: »
    just disappeed out of site in tallaght dublin

    I caught a glimpse from my front Garden as it was headign over the house. Went through, picking up my phone on the way and it never reappeared.:mad:


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    #365
    HiTecRedneck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭HiTecRedneck


    excellent!!! perfect view of it!!


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    #366
    XxXciaraxXx
    Registered Users Posts: 696 ✭✭✭XxXciaraxXx


    That was so cool! Perfect clear skies in Limerick to see it!


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    #367
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Oh man that was amazing :) I think I did a sex wee

    Walked out at 11.15 and saw it and thought "wow that's early, and quite low, and quite loud"

    Damn airplanes :D

    Then spent 5 minutes staring at the brightest thing in the sky, trying to determine if it was moving. Think it was Mars I was looking at :D

    Then couldn't miss the shuttle :eek: 2 really bright dots, booting it along at 4000 mph or somethin :) Absolutely gorgeous sight...

    Love it

    Thanks for the info, astronomy guys!


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    #368
    dkelly
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭dkelly


    Got a clear view in Kildare.... was lucky to be at Endeavour launch in 07 so nice to see it again.


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    #369
    wellaway
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭wellaway


    grear launch, brilliant overhead traverse over Glasheen in Cork, bloody camera out of juice


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    #370
    homosapien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭homosapien


    Just saw it pss over cork city was a lot brighter than I expected and the glow from the fuel tank traling behind was class! I almost missed it as another object passing overhead from a due south direction a few minutes earlier fooled me into thinking that was it..Glad I kept looking!


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    #371
    Chicken Run
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Chicken Run


    saw it in East Clare - like 2 lights close together - one white, one orange ?


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    #372
    Nightwish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    Saw it really clearly from my garden in Kilkenny. Absolutely amazing!


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    #373
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    I missed it! Will I be able to see it again when it passes over again later tonight?


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    445279.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 9,978 ✭✭✭445279.ie


    jumpguy wrote: »
    Beautiful view in Limerick! Watched it on binoculars all along. Caught it just at the point of EFT seperation. Beautiful red star, and in the binoculars I could see the 3 white rings of the shuttles engines. That was amazing! :D My neighbour was out looking at it too. The waiting was defo worth it, especially since it could be the last time I see that. Was visible until it entered shadow! :D

    Definitely worth the wait :D


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    #375
    ellieh1
    Registered Users Posts: 638 ✭✭✭ellieh1


    Its too cloudy here in Irvine, Scotland to see anything :( If anyone has some pics I would love to see them!!


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    #376
    BrenCooney
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭BrenCooney


    just saw it at carnsore, with the tank trailing. had whole family out
    dead cool


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    #377
    iLoveTwilight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭iLoveTwilight


    i just watched it ! i stood in my garden for 20 minutes waiting for it . such a nerd :D my grandad kept telling me it was a plane . . yeah a plane with something hanging out from the bottom ha ha didnt have my camera unfortunately :(


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    #378
    Hadouken!!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Hadouken!!


    wow that was awesome!!! All clear in Dublin. Had a very restricted view but managed to get a few seconds of it recorded on my cam, will post a link when i get it uploaded :)


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    #379
    Flying Abruptly
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Flying Abruptly


    Saw it over Waterford...thought i had missed it and was about to go back in. amazing sight, wasnt expecting to see it so clearly - both the shuttle and the external fuel tank...amazing! glad i got to see it before it retires


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    #380
    Wolverine359
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Wolverine359


    Saw it in Galway! Looked like a bright white light with an orange light travelling at speed across the sky. So cool!!


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    #381
    Ostrom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    Amazing, external tank was perfectly clear too


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    #382
    fricatus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭fricatus


    Just saw it! Watched it live on BBC News 24 then saw it overhead 18 minutes later! A big white light and a dimmer orange one alongside it. It faded out halfway across the sky, presumably because it went into the Earth's shadow and wasn't reflecting sunlight any more. So cool!


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    #383
    Healium
    Registered Users Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Healium


    Isn't ISS passing at 11.39?


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    #384
    weisses
    Registered Users Posts: 9,437 ✭✭✭weisses


    Just flew over Ventry ... saw two bright dots from West to east


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    #385
    GiftGrub100
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭GiftGrub100


    Stunning views of Shuttle and Tank in Rosslare, Dublin and Cork (according to family members).

    A MASSIVE THANK YOU to the Original Poster Calibos, and a big thanks to all the other contributors. Stunning stuff and looking foward to its next pass


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    highlydebased
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Passed overhead just northeast of Shannon at 23:21, looked like moment of EFT separation. quite cool.


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    #387
    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,846 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    Ah that was great! Two very bright lights, couldn't see any orange tail...


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    #388
    Quint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    you could clearly se the orange colour of the fuel tank. well worth walking out the back door for!


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    #389
    bennyob
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭bennyob


    was i seeing things or was there a 3rd, extremely faint object, following the shuttle and tank?


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    #390
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Lads did someone mention that the ISS will be visible tonight also?

    What time, etc.?

    Cheers
    bennyob wrote: »
    was i seeing things or was there a 3rd, extremely faint object, following the shuttle and tank?

    OMG :eek:

    star_Wars-space-battle_L-01.jpg

    :D


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    mattfender
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mattfender


    that was awesome. saw it from leixlip. was huge


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