International Space Station Tracker

Thanks for putting this up. Watched a few times over the years with the kids. Will be having a look tomorrow.
 
I have seen it once by accident over the years, and once planned. It is crazy how little people actually watch a clear night sky. I was lucky enough to grow up in Cornwall (mid to late teens) and when the weather was good for periods of time, used to spend a lot of time at beaches (only known to locals) for a 1-3 day beach stayover armed with either a sleeping bag, or something comfortable to sleep on next to a campfire. (People used to be send on supply runs staggered 2-3 times a day).

Anyway, shooting stars are more common than you think. Planets are often very visible and stand out like a sore thumb. Andromeda also stands out as well as an enormous amount of constellations.

Unfortunately 20 years on, life takes over, and you have to plan. I haven't seen starlink yet although I would like to. Has anyone else seen starlink?
 
SamTheGuru said:
I have seen it once by accident over the years, and once planned. It is crazy how little people actually watch a clear night sky. I was lucky enough to grow up in Cornwall (mid to late teens) and when the weather was good for periods of time, used to spend a lot of time at beaches (only known to locals) for a 1-3 day beach stayover armed with either a sleeping bag, or something comfortable to sleep on next to a campfire. (People used to be send on supply runs staggered 2-3 times a day).

Anyway, shooting stars are more common than you think. Planets are often very visible and stand out like a sore thumb. Andromeda also stands out as well as an enormous amount of constellations.

Unfortunately 20 years on, life takes over, and you have to plan. I haven't seen starlink yet although I would like to. Has anyone else seen starlink?
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It's also amazing how few of us regularly get to see a proper night sky due to light pollution etc. I reckon it's about once a year I'm somewhere where there is proper darkness and a clear night sky.
 
cleavers said:
It crosses the UK skies every day, not sure about this thread though ;-) , I'm further south so we see it more often, as it doesn't get very far north on each pass, and sometimes it's in the daytime, so not visible, even when it crosses our skies, it's brightness varies hugely, and the time is different each day.

This website can calculate it for you.
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I've seen it pass over where I live a few times plus you're getting the satellites passing over as well.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
For those who haven’t seen the ISS in real life, it’s like the ball in Pong going very slowly, then disappearing.

Magical. Truly magical.
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Around 10 years ago, me and my son watched it pass over as it had the space shuttle docking with it. DOUBLE light.
 
Plenty of sightings near Oxford this week. It should be similar oooop north: 7 minute sightings are about as good as it gets in the UK.

hu May 8, 2:02 AM3 min58°58° above SSE10° above ESE
Thu May 8, 3:35 AM6 min34°10° above W10° above SE
Fri May 9, 1:16 AM1 min19°19° above E10° above E
Fri May 9, 2:49 AM5 min42°26° above WSW10° above SE
Fri May 9, 4:25 AM4 min15°10° above WSW10° above S
Fri May 9, 10:47 PM5 min26°10° above SSW15° above ESE
Sat May 10, 12:23 AM2 min32°10° above WSW32° above WSW
Sat May 10, 2:05 AM1 min21°21° above ESE10° above ESE
Sat May 10, 3:38 AM4 min20°18° above WSW10° above SSE
Sat May 10, 10:00 PM5 min20°10° above SSW10° above E
Sat May 10, 11:35 PM6 min50°10° above WSW18° above E
Sun May 11, 1:12 AM2 min32°10° above W32° above WSW
Sun May 11, 10:48 PM6 min42°10° above SW10° above E
Mon May 12, 12:24 AM4 min61°10° above W45° above SE
Mon May 12, 2:01 AM< 1 min12°10° above W12° above W
Mon May 12, 10:00 PM6 min34°10° above SW10° above E
Mon May 12, 11:36 PM6 min61°10° above WSW16° above E
Tue May 13, 1:13 AM2 min29°10° above W29° above WSW
Tue May 13, 10:48 PM7 min57°10° above WSW10° above E
Wed May 14, 12:25 AM4 min51°10° above W49° above S
Wed May 14, 10:00 PM7 min50°10° above WSW10° above E
Wed May 14, 11:37 PM5 min58°10° above W25° above ESE
Thu May 15, 1:14 AM1 min18°10° above W18° above WSW
Thu May 15, 10:49 PM7 min61°10° above W11° above ESE
Fri May 16, 12:26 AM3 min34°10° above W34° above SW
Fri May 16, 10:01 PM7 min61°10° above WSW10° above E
Fri May 16, 11:38 PM4 min43°10° above W29° above SE
Sat May 17, 10:50 PM6 min51°10° above W14° above ESE
Sun May 18, 12:27 AM2 min19°10° above W19° above SW
Sun May 18, 10:02 PM7 min58°10° above W10° above ESE
Sun May 18, 11:39 PM4 min28°10° above W25° above S
Mon May 19, 10:51 PM5 min35°10° above W16° above SE
Tue May 20, 10:03 PM6 min44°10° above W10° above ESE
Tue May 20, 11:41 PM3 min16°10° above WSW15° above SSW
Wed May 21, 10:52 PM4 min21°10° above W15° above S
 
hampshireblue said:
Plenty of sightings near Oxford this week. It should be similar oooop north: 7 minute sightings are about as good as it gets in the UK.

hu May 8, 2:02 AM3 min58°58° above SSE10° above ESE
Thu May 8, 3:35 AM6 min34°10° above W10° above SE
Fri May 9, 1:16 AM1 min19°19° above E10° above E
Fri May 9, 2:49 AM5 min42°26° above WSW10° above SE
Fri May 9, 4:25 AM4 min15°10° above WSW10° above S
Fri May 9, 10:47 PM5 min26°10° above SSW15° above ESE
Sat May 10, 12:23 AM2 min32°10° above WSW32° above WSW
Sat May 10, 2:05 AM1 min21°21° above ESE10° above ESE
Sat May 10, 3:38 AM4 min20°18° above WSW10° above SSE
Sat May 10, 10:00 PM5 min20°10° above SSW10° above E
Sat May 10, 11:35 PM6 min50°10° above WSW18° above E
Sun May 11, 1:12 AM2 min32°10° above W32° above WSW
Sun May 11, 10:48 PM6 min42°10° above SW10° above E
Mon May 12, 12:24 AM4 min61°10° above W45° above SE
Mon May 12, 2:01 AM< 1 min12°10° above W12° above W
Mon May 12, 10:00 PM6 min34°10° above SW10° above E
Mon May 12, 11:36 PM6 min61°10° above WSW16° above E
Tue May 13, 1:13 AM2 min29°10° above W29° above WSW
Tue May 13, 10:48 PM7 min57°10° above WSW10° above E
Wed May 14, 12:25 AM4 min51°10° above W49° above S
Wed May 14, 10:00 PM7 min50°10° above WSW10° above E
Wed May 14, 11:37 PM5 min58°10° above W25° above ESE
Thu May 15, 1:14 AM1 min18°10° above W18° above WSW
Thu May 15, 10:49 PM7 min61°10° above W11° above ESE
Fri May 16, 12:26 AM3 min34°10° above W34° above SW
Fri May 16, 10:01 PM7 min61°10° above WSW10° above E
Fri May 16, 11:38 PM4 min43°10° above W29° above SE
Sat May 17, 10:50 PM6 min51°10° above W14° above ESE
Sun May 18, 12:27 AM2 min19°10° above W19° above SW
Sun May 18, 10:02 PM7 min58°10° above W10° above ESE
Sun May 18, 11:39 PM4 min28°10° above W25° above S
Mon May 19, 10:51 PM5 min35°10° above W16° above SE
Tue May 20, 10:03 PM6 min44°10° above W10° above ESE
Tue May 20, 11:41 PM3 min16°10° above WSW15° above SSW
Wed May 21, 10:52 PM4 min21°10° above W15° above S
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tonight at 10:47 (5 mins)
 
I’ve got an app, Sky View Lite, it looks like the ISS is slowly revolving as it travels.
 
longest sighting I can recall the other night. looking at the ISS tracker app (GoISSWatch on iPhone ) it was over Belarus/Ukraine before it went out of sight.
 
grunge said:
longest sighting I can recall the other night. looking at the ISS tracker app (GoISSWatch on iPhone ) it was over Belarus/Ukraine before it went out of sight.
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Watched it last night. Seven minutes it was visible for
Same again tonight in the Manchester Cheshire areas. 7 minutes from 10pm
 
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