Spacex first human launch 27th May

Discodog · 27-05-2020 8:12pm

Some high cloud over Galway Bay but there are some gaps.

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-05-2020 8:12pm

Drumpot wrote: »

Is it on tv?

How do you know where to look in the sky later , was gonna bring kids out to watch. Can you see with naked eye?

If you go into youtube and search spacex there's about 20 live channels showing it.as for normal tv i doubt it.

emo72 · 27-05-2020 8:12pm

listermint wrote: »

Here

a lot of people wont know what that means. im guessing looking west and heading south east. but i cant read that to understand how high in the sky to be looking when it comes into view.

Metroid diorteM · 27-05-2020 8:12pm

Skies clear here in Galway and it looks like the launch is going ahead.

Trying to decide whether to wait the extra few minutes after the launch and go outside with my 4 year old and try to spot this thing in the southerly skies (someone said to the right of the moon)?

I dont want to have her up too late if it wont be possible to see the first pass.

So I look south direction and it should be moving west to east? Will it be close to the horizon or up higher? Will it look smaller than a commercial flight? Will it have a trail or just be like a tiny white pair of dots?

Trying to figure out will other houses be in the way even though we're quite high up.

Thanks for any tips! My daughter is 4 and a half and waiting for me to wake her at 930

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-05-2020 8:18pm

"Astronomy Ireland is predicting that at 9:53pm the world's first privately built space craft will cross Irish skies, just below the Moon, 20 minutes after being launched from Florida."

kingtiger · 27-05-2020 8:20pm

so exciting, its a long time since I watched a manned space launch

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 8:20pm

It'll be reasonably high up. From Galway look about halfway up the sky between the southern horizon and straight overhead moving from the west to the east. It'll be tricky to spot at about 21.54 due to twilight sky. If you do see it you should spot 2 objects close together: the Dragon with Bob and Doug and the used second stage just behind.

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-05-2020 8:25pm

Im not being smart here but if you want to know exactly where the moon is theres an app called sky map in play store.its cloudy where i am and i had to use it.
Hopefully its clear in 68 minutes time

By the way its very straight above us so i doubt houses will get in the way.hope that makes sense.

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 27-05-2020 8:30pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Im not being smart here but if you want to know exactly where the moon is theres an app called sky map in play store.its cloudy where i am and i had to use it.
Hopefully its clear in 68 minutes time

By the way its very straight above us so i doubt houses will get in the way.hope that makes sense.

So we should look towards the moon to see it?

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-05-2020 8:32pm

MattS1 wrote: »

So we should look towards the moon to see it?

That's what they are saying.look just below the moon.im no expert but im going on what I'm reading.

Acosta · 27-05-2020 8:34pm

The skies are never this clear when these things happen so hopefully it launches

upupup · 27-05-2020 8:38pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

That's what they are saying.look just below the moon.im no expert but im going on what I'm reading.

yes.look towards the moon

jfSDAS · 27-05-2020 8:41pm

Hi all,

Hope everyone has been safe & well.

The table listermint posted is from www.heavens-above.com and by clicking on the time in a generated list it will display a chart showing an object’s path across the sky.

First, select your home location on the site via a search and hit the “update” button under the map. Then go back to the site’s home page and select ISS, Crew Dragon, or Brighter Satellites. From the generated list you can find what passes are visible. The ISS is only in our evening sky another few days and won’t be seen at all in June because passes are in daylight.

The 2nd pass of Crew Dragon tonight will be about as bright as the middle star in the handle of The Plough. First pass is in bright twilight and really won’t be seen unless brighter than predicted AND if you just happen to look in the right spot.

Fingers crossed for a safe flight for Bob and Doug.

Sorry i’ve been off-air for some time - and not in touch with one Boardsie despite promising to do so. Heart trouble this time last year flared up again the first few months of 2020.

John (Flannery)

Noctilucent cloud season is also with us, with some reports already from Ireland. Great tutorials on NLCs at ...

http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Noctilucent%20Clouds.html

https://www.stephencheatleyphotography.co.uk/blog/

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/

... or follow @NLCalerts

jfSDAS · 27-05-2020 8:45pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

That's what they are saying.look just below the moon.im no expert but im going on what I'm reading.

Sky is still bright for that first pass 20 mins after launch so it will be very difficult spot the capsule. Far easier to try for the second pass at 11:27pm - though it will be lower in the sky. See my other post for how to generate predictions and charts for your home location.

Clear skies!

Westernyelp · 27-05-2020 8:47pm

weather is still no go at the moment. lets hope it improves more

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 8:47pm

Go for propellant loading!!!

JL555 · 27-05-2020 8:49pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

"Astronomy Ireland is predicting that at 9:53pm the world's first privately built space craft will cross Irish skies, just below the Moon, 20 minutes after being launched from Florida."

Just that it's not the world's first privately built spacecraft.

Ludo · 27-05-2020 8:49pm

scudzilla wrote: »

Loving the stormtrooper space suits :pac:

i actually think they are awful looking things. Wellies and a beekeeper outfit...boring and far from iconic.

JL555 · 27-05-2020 8:51pm

Ludo wrote: »

i actually think they are awful looking things. Wellies and a beekeeper outfit...boring and far from iconic.

A couple of Seven of 9s would be great

Itssoeasy · 27-05-2020 8:52pm

Ludo wrote: »

i actually think they are awful looking things. Wellies and a beekeeper outfit...boring and far from iconic.

Once they provide the same protection and do the job every other spacesuit has done who cares how they look.

Drumpot · 27-05-2020 9:06pm

That heavens above website seems to of crashed?!

I’m gonna watch it take off on NASA YouTube And head out after 15 mins and look south middle of sky (see if I can find the moon if it’s not too bright). Does that sound about right?

Will it be high in sky? Wondering if looking outside or bedroom window upstairs is better!

Oscar Bravo · 27-05-2020 9:06pm

Weather looking dodgy at the launch site

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:08pm

A lot of lightening around the area unfortunately.

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:14pm

Weather looks bad. Going to scrub it looks like.

thecretinhop · 27-05-2020 9:15pm

bolox

NIMAN · 27-05-2020 9:15pm

Not happening

Oscar Bravo · 27-05-2020 9:15pm

Cancelled due weather

JL555 · 27-05-2020 9:15pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Weather looks bad. Going to scrub it looks like.

Yep, they've just asked for another 10mins after the launch time to see if if clears more, but that's not going to happen

Westernyelp · 27-05-2020 9:16pm

No go. back Saturday

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:16pm

JL555 wrote: »

Yep, they've just asked for another 10mins after the launch time to see if if clears more

It's an instantaneous window. He was saying if we had another 10 minutes we'd be Go today.

27-05-2020 9:17pm

Booooooo

Mrcaramelchoc · 27-05-2020 9:17pm

Damn it.its clear skies here : (

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:17pm

That's it. Scrubbed. No chance of seeing of it on Saturday as it'll be much earlier at around 20.22.

thecretinhop · 27-05-2020 9:18pm

fk it anyway cock piss lovely in ire

AMKC · 27-05-2020 9:26pm

A no way. Was so looking forward to that. That's a pity.

scudzilla · 27-05-2020 9:27pm

I don't get it, why cancel because of low cloud, it's not like they're driving the thing and have to see where they're going

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:28pm

scudzilla wrote: »

I don't get it, why cancel because of low cloud, it's not like they're driving the thing and have to see where they're going

Lightening in the area. Can't take chances with that.

Capt'n Midnight · 27-05-2020 9:30pm

If you have satellite dish pointed at 13E Hot Bird Nasa TV is in HD and UHD

https://en.kingofsat.net/find.php?question=nasa

HD Hot Bird 13C 11373.00 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27500 3/4 59.9 Mb/s

UHD Hot Bird 13B 10727.00 H DVB-S2 8PSK 30000 3/4 65.3 Mb/s

Hotblack Desiato · 27-05-2020 9:34pm

Also NASA TV is available as a Kodi add-on, and probably as an app on smart TVs as well

At least one Apollo launch got struck by lightning which knocked some electronics offline for a while, so they don't want to take a risk with that.

Capt'n Midnight · 27-05-2020 9:35pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

Lightening in the area. Can't take chances with that.

"Apollo 12, Houston, try SCE to Auxiliary, over."

thecretinhop · 27-05-2020 9:36pm

de odds gods guarantee clouds saturday sad panda

Itssoeasy · 27-05-2020 9:36pm

scudzilla wrote: »

I don't get it, why cancel because of low cloud, it's not like they're driving the thing and have to see where they're going

Lightning in the area so NASA don't want to have another Apollo 12 incident.

Edit: dissapointing but better to be safe.

Itssoeasy · 27-05-2020 9:39pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

"Apollo 12, Houston, try SCE to Auxiliary, over."

:D

kegg · 27-05-2020 9:40pm

Well is the iss out and about tonight then?

Duke of Url · 27-05-2020 9:41pm

What time is launch on Saturday?

upupup · 27-05-2020 9:42pm

ISS passing over at 22.53 and starlink4 train passing 23.07.clears skies so the starlink train may be visible

Itssoeasy · 27-05-2020 9:42pm

Duke of Url wrote: »

What time is launch on Saturday?

8:22pm Irish time.

namloc1980 · 27-05-2020 9:42pm

Duke of Url wrote: »

What time is launch on Saturday?

8.22pm our time.

Calibos · 27-05-2020 9:44pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

That's it. Scrubbed. No chance of seeing of it on Saturday as it'll be much earlier at around 20.22.

Odds are we weren't going to see much if anything tonight anyway. Wasn't it only going to be mag +2.2 and in a post sunset but still bright sky at Dublins latitude.

Duke of Url · 27-05-2020 9:45pm

namloc1980 wrote: »

8.22pm our time.

So we won’t get to see it then

Spacex first human launch 27th May

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