GEEK ALERT: ISS Fly-by of East Coast right now

[Blue State Bandit]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/international-space-station-to-zip-across-washington-dcs-skies-tonight/2012/10/11/5b4b2c5e-13c8-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_blog.html

Sat tracking site

Japan's FitSat (NanoSats) to flash Morse Code in same orbit!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. Thanks for posting

It will pass over ou little place on Cape Cod at 7:40 tonight and skies are clear!

[FogerRox]

2. rising at 7:35 in the wsw, With DRagon docked, Yeee HAW

[RoccoR5955]

3. I have seen it in the past

It goes by VERY fast. It's the fastest thing in the sky for something so small. With the naked eye, all you see is a point of light, and don't expect to setup a telescope, it's just too fast. It's too fast for binoculars.
In the autumn and winter months, I keep track of the ISS, and sometimes get a bunch of us at work to look out for it at work, on the roof. It's simply an awesome sight!

[RobertEarl]

4. That was pretty cool, thanks for the heads up. n/t

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. It was so bright

And looked so low compared to other satellites. Where does it fly in it orbit, how far up?

[FogerRox]

6. IIRC 130 to 180 miles

[PuraVidaDreamin]

7. Yes

At 296 mpsecond. So amazing.

[FogerRox]

8. Grew up on Mercury and Gemini. I almost applied to the shuttle program early on.

Then 1-28-86 was my birthday.....