Watch International Space Station pass overhead @ 7pm Sunday in Orlando
02-17-2008, 11:44 AM
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Watch International Space Station pass overhead @ 7pm Sunday in Orlando
If you happen to be in Orlando today, you should be able to see the International Space Station as it zips overhead this evening @ 7pm (sharp).
Assuming clear skies, the ISS will appear in the Northwest sky @ 7pm, move overhead, then disappear in the Southeast sky about 5 minutes later.
If you've never seen this before, it's pretty interesting. It looks like a star moving very rapidly in a straight line.
I'm guessing that if your relatively close to Orlando, you should be able to see this, though your viewing angles will be different.
I've put a link in this post so you can put in your own zip code and determine when the next pass will be and the angles/duration.<ul><li><a href="http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/">Watch the ISS!</a></li></ul>
Assuming clear skies, the ISS will appear in the Northwest sky @ 7pm, move overhead, then disappear in the Southeast sky about 5 minutes later.
If you've never seen this before, it's pretty interesting. It looks like a star moving very rapidly in a straight line.
I'm guessing that if your relatively close to Orlando, you should be able to see this, though your viewing angles will be different.
I've put a link in this post so you can put in your own zip code and determine when the next pass will be and the angles/duration.<ul><li><a href="http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/">Watch the ISS!</a></li></ul>
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02-17-2008, 11:49 PM
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Interesting! Must be some kind of bug that occurs if
...you run the program just before/after the satellite passes over.
Note that the max elevation is only 5 degrees...you'd never be able to really see it.
Note that the max elevation is only 5 degrees...you'd never be able to really see it.
02-18-2008, 04:38 AM
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I think I might know what happened...
I think you may have pressed the "Next Pass" button rather than the "Next Sighting" button.
Next Pass
The ISS orbits the earth every 90 minutes, so you probably saw the ISS on the orbit after the one I was watching.
Next Sighting
For the ISS to be visible, some very special conditions must exist. It only happens at sunrise/sunset when the earth viewer is in twilight, but the ISS is still in sunlight.
Next Pass
The ISS orbits the earth every 90 minutes, so you probably saw the ISS on the orbit after the one I was watching.
Next Sighting
For the ISS to be visible, some very special conditions must exist. It only happens at sunrise/sunset when the earth viewer is in twilight, but the ISS is still in sunlight.
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