Spot the Space Station

[malaise]

One of our neighbors said he saw it twice -earlier tonight he had a good look. We'll try and watch on the 27th - he said he had goose bumps he was so excited.
http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=Jamaica&region=None&city=Kingston#.Vd0c6_n3gXw

This is so freaking cool.

[Brickbat]

1. This site (U.S. and Canada only, sorry) provides schedules for some satellites as well.

http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

[malaise]

3. Sometimes that works for us

but not on the West Coast or far north - thanks

[Suich]

2. I watch it whenever I can!

I get e-mail notices of time and location. Sign up for alerts here:

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_States&region=Washington&city=Seattle#.Vd0e_fQfgQg

It's very easy to spot! I can't get over that there are actually people on it!

[malaise]

4. Our neighbor is so excited

Can't wait for Thursday now

[Suich]

5. It's really fun when you realize

what you're actually looking at!

[malaise]

7. Hope it's not overcast

on Thursday

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. Here's another site that tracks it;

http://iss.astroviewer.net/

This one is cool cause it shows where it is as well as its track over the ground.

[malaise]

9. Thanks

Looks very cool

[Glassunion]

8. I have an app for this.

So friggen awesome.

Comets, constellations, stars (distance, luminescence), planets, meteor showers, dwarf planets and other solar system objects, and satellites.

[malaise]

10. Our universe is awesome

I wonder if folks on other planets are as fugged up as humans on earth?

[Glassunion]

16. They are not.

The fact that aliens haven't visited us is proof that there is intelligent life out there.

[malaise]

22. Ha

[Logical]

13. What app? Nt

[Glassunion]

17. It's called Star Chart.

When you put in your gps location it is wicked accurate. It uses the compass in the phone, and the orientation, so you can hold it up to the sky and it simply labels everything.

Here is a screenshot while I held it up to the West looking at Saturn.

[Logical]

21. Cool, thanks for the info! Nt

[Atman]

11. There's an app for that.

PUnivers. Hold your phone up to the night sky and it will point out all the constellations for you, by name. Plus it will give you alerts when the space station is going to fly over your area. Very cool app, especially if you live in an area with little light pollution.

[malaise]

19. So much I don't know about what is available

I'll tell our neighbor

[Gloria]

12. So cool!

Thanks, everybody, for all the links!

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. not spotting anything in the LA sky

[spanone]

15. we watch it regularly here in tennessee

amazing!!

[RexDart]

18. I use heavens-above.com

One night I tried dragging my wife outside. She resisted, but I insisted. By I got her outside just in time to see the ISS pass followed closely by a shuttle. Even she thought it was cool.

Also, the first time you see an Iridium flare is not easily forgot.

[malaise]

20. Yep the neighbor is so excited

Said he had goose bumps.