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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe International Space Station went over NE Ohio tonight.
After texting my friends to be alert for it at 8:00, I took a sports car ride down to the lake for an unobstructed view. There were a number of people there fishing, tying up their kayaks, and checking Facebook in their cars. I went around telling people what they were about to witness and quickly became discouraged.
They all behaved like I was a nut and most never heard of it. One guy asked if that was "Nassau". I told him no, and moved on. There was complete indifference as no one bothered to even look up as it streaked directly overhead at 17,000 mph. It was gone in 7 minutes.
I should have told them it was the flagship of the brand new Space Force. The USS Trump and it was looking for illegal immigrants.
Click "ten day predictions"
https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25544
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cutroot
(869 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)Were you using binoculars or a telescope to observe, or just naked eye?
I would need to travel a ways to get away from city light to see it. The astronomy club here has some designated dark spots they go to for their observations that would work.
That guy you spoke to must have meant NASA...
Thanks for the post and for the tracking link!.........
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spanone
(135,637 posts)Amazing
It is sooo cool!
blm
(112,920 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,153 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)from his ap and we run outside. Sometimes it's a couple times in a week. It was considerably brighter than Jupiter the other night which is saying a lot. It turns red when it's heading into its sunset.
Ohiogal
(31,672 posts)The ones Trump told not to sell their homes.
Sorry you ran into a bunch of morons. Wish Id known, Id have gone outside to look!
Pobeka
(4,999 posts)Used to lay out in the backyard on a blanket with my best friend looking at stars and spacelab stood out --- the only object as bright as a star moving from horizon to horizon.
That was cool.