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jedi42
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From: jedi42
|  Posted: 2009-07-07 18:02
I know many of you are international, but the ISS has been making flybys over most of the USA (as it has the last two July 4-9 weeks). It is readily visible and pretty cool to see.
If you go here you can lookup visibility times:
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=United+States
Use the box at the bottom left for other countries:
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html
If it's your first time seeing it, I advise only trying for the 4-6 minute flybys (they arc over more of the visible sky for a longer period), since the <1-2 minute can be difficult to catch.
[ This Message was edited by: dj42 {C?} on 2009-07-07 18:15 ]
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Kanman
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Joined: August 26, 2005
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From: Virginia, United States
| Posted: 2009-07-07 21:20
I ran down to campus to get a wide open view. Fricken awesome! That thing was BRIGHT and really going pretty fast. Very noticable, although other passers-by didnt see it unless we told them to look for it.
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DarkOutlaw-S|S-
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Joined: April 10, 2003
Posts: 63
| Posted: 2009-07-07 22:26
awesome woulda never know about it. thx for posting 
Ganna try to catch it
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DOM700 [-IMO-]
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From: Eckental, Germany, Sol-System
| Posted: 2009-07-08 09:31
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http://www.heavens-above.com/
Not just the ISS, but all the other cool satelites
Why did you just notice that now, you can see it a few times a night if you just look out for the bright spot passing over your head
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From: Philly
| Posted: 2009-07-09 10:03
I live in a big city - I'm lucky if I can see a star, ever 
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