I just saw the ISS
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dcltdw, I found out right after Shabbat that the ISS would be passing almost directly overhead twenty minutes later. When I mentioned this to the kids, their reaction was to rush to put on shoes and coats, and the whole family walked over to nearby Bullough's Pond, which has a pretty much unobstructed view of the southern sky.
And, sure enough, we couldn't miss it, even though all we had was the naked eye. At 5:33 we were watching WSW, and Dave's instructions to look for something about as bright as an airplane, just moving *stupidly* fast across the sky. :) were exactly right. (The other detail: moving almost directly up.)
We were so excited, we didn't even mind the cold.
Thanks, Dave!
dcltdw, I found out right after Shabbat that the ISS would be passing almost directly overhead twenty minutes later. When I mentioned this to the kids, their reaction was to rush to put on shoes and coats, and the whole family walked over to nearby Bullough's Pond, which has a pretty much unobstructed view of the southern sky.And, sure enough, we couldn't miss it, even though all we had was the naked eye. At 5:33 we were watching WSW, and Dave's instructions to look for something about as bright as an airplane, just moving *stupidly* fast across the sky. :) were exactly right. (The other detail: moving almost directly up.)
We were so excited, we didn't even mind the cold.
Thanks, Dave!