Good opportunity to see the ISS tonight!
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davis_squareFor those of you who are so inclined, there's a good opportunity to see the ISS pass overhead tonight. It was also visible last night. My fiancé and I checked it out, and it was pretty neat.
Details here: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=02145
Put in your own ZIP if you're not right near the city.
Translation of space nerdery for the non dorks:
Look WSW at about 8:37pm. Keep looking. It may take a couple of minutes to be visible, because ZIP codes aren't precise locations. The magnitude will be -3.8, which will make it the brightest thing in the sky, other than the moon. It's slated to be at about 65 degrees. Straight up is 90 degrees, so you might need to crane your neck a bit once it gets overhead, but nothing too awful.
What to look for: It's kind of like a really bright star moving across the sky. It's much faster than a plane, but nothing like a shooting star or anything like that. You'll definitely know it when you see it. If you're not sure you're looking in the right direction, scan the sky. It's really very obvious when you see it! It's not quite dark yet at 8:37pm, but the space station is bright enough that you'll still be able to see it!
(X-Posted to b0st0n)
Details here: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=02145
Put in your own ZIP if you're not right near the city.
Translation of space nerdery for the non dorks:
Look WSW at about 8:37pm. Keep looking. It may take a couple of minutes to be visible, because ZIP codes aren't precise locations. The magnitude will be -3.8, which will make it the brightest thing in the sky, other than the moon. It's slated to be at about 65 degrees. Straight up is 90 degrees, so you might need to crane your neck a bit once it gets overhead, but nothing too awful.
What to look for: It's kind of like a really bright star moving across the sky. It's much faster than a plane, but nothing like a shooting star or anything like that. You'll definitely know it when you see it. If you're not sure you're looking in the right direction, scan the sky. It's really very obvious when you see it! It's not quite dark yet at 8:37pm, but the space station is bright enough that you'll still be able to see it!
(X-Posted to b0st0n)
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Date: 2011-06-16 07:03 pm (UTC)