Spot the ISS

[mickeyd]

Sign up for occasional notice that the International Space Station is floating overhead tonight (or any night). It's fun in a way.

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

 

[VanWinkle]

Sign up for occasional notice that the International Space Station is floating overhead tonight (or any night). It's fun in a way.

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

Thanks, signed up for notification in my area!!

VW

 

[6miths]

Have had this for a few years. Fun to watch it go over.

 

[skyking1]

I never had the app but have stumbled onto it a few times by chance. We also watched one of the iridium satellites do a slow burn in when we were flying a light plane on a clear night.

 

[pacergal]

Cool, thanks!

 

[GalaxyBoy]

If you want to really get into satellite watching, check out https://www.heavens-above.com/

If you check any recent Starlink launch you may be able to see dozens of satellites cross the sky like pearls on a string.

BTW, the Iridium flares are in the past, but were way cool to suddenly see a bright object appear and disappear in a matter of seconds. I once accidentally caught one in broad daylight.

 

[Beldar]

You can also watch the live video stream...sometimes it's neat to see your area when the ISS passes overhead in the daylight.

ISS Online

(I hope that link works)

_B

 

[Koogie]

If you want to really get into satellite watching, check out https://www.heavens-above.com/

If you check any recent Starlink launch you may be able to see dozens of satellites cross the sky like pearls on a string.

This happened to a couple of my friends and I as we sat in my backyard one night having a bonfire last spring.

We had actually been discussing SpaceX and low and behold we looked up a little while later and there was a perfectly formed line of about 8 satellites in the sky.

Being well along in my cups I might have been less than enthusiastic about such space "junk" cluttering up the view... (I am actually generally a huge SpaceX fan though)