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Yes we saw last nights very clear passover brilliant
Just getting ready for tonight's

Shucks, I may have missed it .... catching up with this convo.

Fairly good view here tonight - a bit cloudy but when it was visible it was really bright. I have emailed the schedule to all my local friends , to my 2 sons in Oxfordshire and to my daughter in Berlin! I looked op the correct schedule for eac of them on tinternet

Great stuff, @azureblue! Thanks.

Hi @Sue.Q - saw your post on the other thread.

It's lovely to think of all the other posters (and their ripples!) craning their necks each evening, in a common cause!

Not to worry, @Lizbean, there'll be plenty of opportunities over the next few weeks - clear skies permitting!

[carieoates]

I'm on it too. 9.39 and 11 something for me tonight.

Just caught tonight's viewing another great one.

Yup! There it went - lovely view despite a thin layer of cloud!

It's back again at 2358 - very high in the sky - but the view (should) terminate|(s) over middle England.

Lovely sight - almost directly overhead, but a little to the north - and then, right on cue it began to fade and ten seconds later it had disappeared.

Next one tomorrow night at 2133 - should be a belter. Just above halfway up the sky and it will go from horizon to horizon.

Ooooh thank you, what would we do without 5:2!!!!

Just saw the jolly ISS chasing ATV5, it's delivery truck, across clear UK skies. All bright and sparkly, much nicer than watching the ghastly harrowing News programmes.
Wars will cease when men refuse to fight.
I had that on a badge in the 60's but nothing has changed on that front.
Hurray for civilising (none military) science.

We had a good view of both too. My hubby also saw a shooting star but I missed it. Also the moon is so bright tonight. A very worthwhile excursion into the back garden!

Tonight is a supermoon, "they" say the brightest for 20 years, also there's a meteor shower from yesterday to wednesday. May not be able to see the meteor shower tonight because of the light from the moon. Your hubby saw something @Lil so we may able to see it after all.

Seen them both go over again this evening, ATV5 lagging behind this time. I may go out for the 2nd pass and hope to see some shooting stars at the same time - Unless it's clouded over of course

@breadandwine
ISS bright UK pass details for October 2014

Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.

Times may change at short notice:-

Date Approximate Brightness of the ISS ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) ISS Approaches From (start direction) ISS Highest Point ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) ISS Goes into Earths Shadow Approximate ISS Pass Details
10 October 2014 Very Bright 20:08 SW 20:11 SE 20:11 Short Medium Altitude Pass
11 October 2014 Very Bright 19:19 SW 19:22 E 19:24 Medium Pass Disappears Before Horizon
12 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:05 WSW 20:09 ESE 20:09 Shorter Overhead Pass
13 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:16 SW 19:19 E 19:22 Overhead Pass
14 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:03 W 20:07 E 20:07 Overhead Pass Fades Before Horizon
15 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:14 WSW 19:17 E 19:19 Overhead Pass
16 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 20:01 W 20:04 E 20:05 Short Overhead Pass
17 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:11 W 19:15 E 19:17 Overhead Pass
18 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:59 W 20:02 SE 20:02 Short Overhead Pass
19 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:09 W 19:12 E 19:15 Overhead Pass
20 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:56 W 19:59 S 20:00 Shorter Overhead Pass
21 October 2014 Incredibly Bright 19:07 W 19:10 ESE 19:12 Overhead Pass
22 October 2014 Bright 19:54 W 19:57 S 19:58 Medium Pass Ends Before Horizon
23 October 2014 Very Bright 19:04 W 19:07 SE 19:10 Medium Altitude Pass
24 October 2014 Bright 19:52 W 19:54 S 19:56 Overhead Pass
25 October 2014 Bright 19:01 W 19:04 SE 19:08 Low Pass
27 October 2014 Less Bright 18:00 W 18:01 SE 18:06 Very Low Challenging Pass For Northern Observers
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES DECEMBER 2014

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

[carieoates]

Yes at last. More visible passes. Sadly the current ones over my part of the world are 4-6 am so maybe the beginning of next month.