Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
I was able to look at it last night but couldn't make out any detail. I'm thinking about getting out the refractor telescope and doing it hand held to see if I can keep it in view. I'm sure i could see something with that... Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:27 PM, WILTON wrote: Hour of so before the passage, I had gone out into back yard for a trial run with binoculars against tree to see if I could get down low enough to look upward through the stable binoculars; found that I could and had the viewing planned. At appointed time (well, almost), I went out to viewing spot and got nearly in place thinking I'd have plenty of time by catching it entering my field of view to NW; when it didn't appear where and when I thought it would, I looked all around and above and caught it slightly past directly overhead. Evidently had taken me a little longer in the dark to get down steps and outside and in place with the walker, etc., than I had planned for - to put it another way - I was LATE, and I couldn't get in place by the tree before it went behind tree tops to SE. I'll be better prepared next time. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens The ISS came over about 20 minutes ago, northwest to southeast. Got quite high in the sky. I had my binoculars tonight and was able to train them on the Station. Unfortunately, I had nothing to brace them on and was not able to see much detail for all the jumping around in the view. It was definitely was not a point, but did have structure. I was talking to a friend on the phone while we were both watching and he noticed it high in the sky before I saw it. I was still looking at the house to the northwest waiting for it to come up and apparently it was somewhat dim when it came up. It was plenty bright when it was overhead, though. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
I guess it has not been sekestered. --R On 4/25/13 11:21 PM, Craig wrote: On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:29:07 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: For those in the Southeast, the ISS is passing overhead around 9:41 or thereabouts. http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en I checked the website and it said it was passing over us starting at 2112. I bundled up (it's 55 deg.F. and windy) and went outside. Sure enough it came just as predicted. (And now my neck hurts from standing up for 5 - 7 minutes.) Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Uh-oh. I wanta try to view it via binoculars by steadying them on a stick or touching a fence post, etc. 'May try it tonight. Looking up is hard on me, too. BTW, re. 650mg Tylenol, 'didn't mean to sound like I was playing doctor -- merely stating what has worked so nicely for me for years on the CIDP pain. YMMV ;) Wilt - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:29:07 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: For those in the Southeast, the ISS is passing overhead around 9:41 or thereabouts. http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en I checked the website and it said it was passing over us starting at 2112. I bundled up (it's 55 deg.F. and windy) and went outside. Sure enough it came just as predicted. (And now my neck hurts from standing up for 5 - 7 minutes.) Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
It's going to be almost directly overhead of you tonight. Good viewing opportunity. It should be visible again on the 28th for you, too. Looks like we have three nights in a row where it's going over. I'll have to dig out the binoculars. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:19 AM, WILTON wrote: Uh-oh. I wanta try to view it via binoculars by steadying them on a stick or touching a fence post, etc. 'May try it tonight. Looking up is hard on me, too. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:24:04 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: It's going to be almost directly overhead of you tonight. Good viewing opportunity. It should be visible again on the 28th for you, too. Looks like we have three nights in a row where it's going over. I'll have to dig out the binoculars. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:19 AM, WILTON wrote: Uh-oh. I wanta try to view it via binoculars by steadying them on a stick or touching a fence post, etc. 'May try it tonight. Looking up is hard on me, too. I remembered binoculars when it was about 40% across the sky. If I had not had surgery, I would have run inside, gotten them, and run back out ... When it was about 60% across the sky, I noticed it did not appear as a round dot, so maybe with binoculars you will be able to see something. It's going to go over again tonight, so I may try with binoculars then. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Let us know what happens Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:33 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:24:04 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: It's going to be almost directly overhead of you tonight. Good viewing opportunity. It should be visible again on the 28th for you, too. Looks like we have three nights in a row where it's going over. I'll have to dig out the binoculars. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:19 AM, WILTON wrote: Uh-oh. I wanta try to view it via binoculars by steadying them on a stick or touching a fence post, etc. 'May try it tonight. Looking up is hard on me, too. I remembered binoculars when it was about 40% across the sky. If I had not had surgery, I would have run inside, gotten them, and run back out ... When it was about 60% across the sky, I noticed it did not appear as a round dot, so maybe with binoculars you will be able to see something. It's going to go over again tonight, so I may try with binoculars then. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Do you have a place where you may lie comfortably on your back and view it? I need to steady the binoculars because of hand tremor. Would be nice if I could lean way back in a lounge chair, etc. BTW, 'gave son #1 my nice telescope years ago. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:24:04 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: It's going to be almost directly overhead of you tonight. Good viewing opportunity. It should be visible again on the 28th for you, too. Looks like we have three nights in a row where it's going over. I'll have to dig out the binoculars. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:19 AM, WILTON wrote: Uh-oh. I wanta try to view it via binoculars by steadying them on a stick or touching a fence post, etc. 'May try it tonight. Looking up is hard on me, too. I remembered binoculars when it was about 40% across the sky. If I had not had surgery, I would have run inside, gotten them, and run back out ... When it was about 60% across the sky, I noticed it did not appear as a round dot, so maybe with binoculars you will be able to see something. It's going to go over again tonight, so I may try with binoculars then. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start 20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End 20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start 19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End 19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:21:13 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Do you have a place where you may lie comfortably on your back and view it? Not really, but I could try a lounge chair. We have a lot of trees, so it is helpful to be able to move around. I need to steady the binoculars because of hand tremor. Would be nice if I could lean way back in a lounge chair, etc. BTW, 'gave son #1 my nice telescope years ago. The Space Station moves much too fast to track with a telescope by hand. OH! I forgot to relay the conversation Shirley and I had when I came back in last night. Shirley: Did you see it? Craig: Yes, I sure did. Shirley: Did you wave? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Kleb, Go to: http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en Put your address in the search box at the bottom of the map. When it pulls up your location, look up above the upper right hand corner of the map and you'll see some tiny, tiny little icons that look like a house. The one with the little piece of chain (link) in front of it will set a cookie to remember your home location - click it. I found that even with my address entered correctly the map is off by about 100 yards - it puts the viewing site up the street a bit. I used the navigation tools in the Google Maps box and got the location right in front of my house, then clicked the icon to save it. This is a really nice site for seeing exactly where the ISS will be relative to your location. If there are multiple viewings coming up, notice that clicking on each one in the table below the map will load it - another nice feature is a set of tabs on top of the map window with the different viewing opportunities as well. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Craig wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:21:13 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Do you have a place where you may lie comfortably on your back and view it? Not really, but I could try a lounge chair. We have a lot of trees, so it is helpful to be able to move around. I need to steady the binoculars because of hand tremor. Would be nice if I could lean way back in a lounge chair, etc. BTW, 'gave son #1 my nice telescope years ago. The Space Station moves much too fast to track with a telescope by hand. OH! I forgot to relay the conversation Shirley and I had when I came back in last night. Shirley: Did you see it? Craig: Yes, I sure did. Shirley: Did you wave? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Did you wake up a few hours later still standing in the same place? hee Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, WILTON wrote: I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
No, but I thought about that. I was wondering who was gonna be first. Dan took the cake. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Did you wake up a few hours later still standing in the same place? hee Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, WILTON wrote: I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Hey, at least I didn't mention anything about any probing. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 5:09 PM, WILTON wrote: No, but I thought about that. I was wondering who was gonna be first. Dan took the cake. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Did you wake up a few hours later still standing in the same place? hee Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, WILTON wrote: I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
No probing; well, maybe my mind was probing as bit. ;) BTW, have y'all noticed how full of stars the sky is on a cool, clear night in the desert? If ya haven't seen it, ya need to. Also the sky from a darkened cockpit at 40+ kft. Oh, the wonder of it all? Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Hey, at least I didn't mention anything about any probing. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 5:09 PM, WILTON wrote: No, but I thought about that. I was wondering who was gonna be first. Dan took the cake. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Did you wake up a few hours later still standing in the same place? hee Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, WILTON wrote: I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
I get email alerts every time it is coming over. I have seen it several times but do not have binoculars to look. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Kleb, Go to: http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en Put your address in the search box at the bottom of the map. When it pulls up your location, look up above the upper right hand corner of the map and you'll see some tiny, tiny little icons that look like a house. The one with the little piece of chain (link) in front of it will set a cookie to remember your home location - click it. I found that even with my address entered correctly the map is off by about 100 yards - it puts the viewing site up the street a bit. I used the navigation tools in the Google Maps box and got the location right in front of my house, then clicked the icon to save it. This is a really nice site for seeing exactly where the ISS will be relative to your location. If there are multiple viewings coming up, notice that clicking on each one in the table below the map will load it - another nice feature is a set of tabs on top of the map window with the different viewing opportunities as well. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Craig wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:21:13 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Do you have a place where you may lie comfortably on your back and view it? Not really, but I could try a lounge chair. We have a lot of trees, so it is helpful to be able to move around. I need to steady the binoculars because of hand tremor. Would be nice if I could lean way back in a lounge chair, etc. BTW, 'gave son #1 my nice telescope years ago. The Space Station moves much too fast to track with a telescope by hand. OH! I forgot to relay the conversation Shirley and I had when I came back in last night. Shirley: Did you see it? Craig: Yes, I sure did. Shirley: Did you wave? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:50:01 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I get email alerts every time it is coming over. I have seen it several times but do not have binoculars to look. Aha! I'll try to get out with binoculars tonight. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
'Missed it! A bit late getting in position by small tree for binoc. prop and was looking a bit too far toward North for it; made a sweep a little more South and there it was! Couldn't get binoc. on it before it zipped behind tree tops to SE. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Hey, at least I didn't mention anything about any probing. Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 5:09 PM, WILTON wrote: No, but I thought about that. I was wondering who was gonna be first. Dan took the cake. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert Did you wake up a few hours later still standing in the same place? hee Dan On Apr 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, WILTON wrote: I watched with naked eye a very bright and fast-moving star-like ISS go directly overhead a week or so ago. 'Tried binoculars on it, but couldn't hold 'em steady enough. BTW, it reminds me: Early one morning in winter of '77, I was eastbound across southern edge of Mojave Desert west of Victorville, CA, and suddenly saw bright flash high in the sky in front of me. I pulled over and stopped to watch more closely. Immediately as I exited the car, I saw the flash again and continued to watch the spot in the sky. 'Could easily see that it was a tumbling rocket; that would flash brightly when the relative angles were in Goldilocks alignment, but I could still see the silvery object between flashes while I knew where to look. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert I have seen it several times just no binoculars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens Sure. You can, however, see it yourself. When viewed from Claremore, the ISS is visible: Friday, 26 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start20:23:50 290 deg (WNW) Mid 20:26:40 229 deg (SW)29 deg End20:29:30 165 deg (SSE) Saturday, 27 April Time Azimuth (Bearing) Elevation Start19:32:50 305 deg (NW) Mid 19:36:00 228 deg (SW)64 deg End19:39:10 142 deg (SE) The visibility on Saturday will be better for you. The times, of course, are 24-hour times. Craig P.S. Are you approving big emails these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens The ISS came over about 20 minutes ago, northwest to southeast. Got quite high in the sky. I had my binoculars tonight and was able to train them on the Station. Unfortunately, I had nothing to brace them on and was not able to see much detail for all the jumping around in the view. It was definitely was not a point, but did have structure. I was talking to a friend on the phone while we were both watching and he noticed it high in the sky before I saw it. I was still looking at the house to the northwest waiting for it to come up and apparently it was somewhat dim when it came up. It was plenty bright when it was overhead, though. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
Hour of so before the passage, I had gone out into back yard for a trial run with binoculars against tree to see if I could get down low enough to look upward through the stable binoculars; found that I could and had the viewing planned. At appointed time (well, almost), I went out to viewing spot and got nearly in place thinking I'd have plenty of time by catching it entering my field of view to NW; when it didn't appear where and when I thought it would, I looked all around and above and caught it slightly past directly overhead. Evidently had taken me a little longer in the dark to get down steps and outside and in place with the walker, etc., than I had planned for - to put it another way - I was LATE, and I couldn't get in place by the tree before it went behind tree tops to SE. I'll be better prepared next time. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Let us know what happens The ISS came over about 20 minutes ago, northwest to southeast. Got quite high in the sky. I had my binoculars tonight and was able to train them on the Station. Unfortunately, I had nothing to brace them on and was not able to see much detail for all the jumping around in the view. It was definitely was not a point, but did have structure. I was talking to a friend on the phone while we were both watching and he noticed it high in the sky before I saw it. I was still looking at the house to the northwest waiting for it to come up and apparently it was somewhat dim when it came up. It was plenty bright when it was overhead, though. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] ISS Alert
For those in the Southeast, the ISS is passing overhead around 9:41 or thereabouts. http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ISS Alert
On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:29:07 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: For those in the Southeast, the ISS is passing overhead around 9:41 or thereabouts. http://www.sightspacestation.com/index.htm?olng=en I checked the website and it said it was passing over us starting at 2112. I bundled up (it's 55 deg.F. and windy) and went outside. Sure enough it came just as predicted. (And now my neck hurts from standing up for 5 - 7 minutes.) Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
