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Quote from: apc2010 on December 11, 2012, 09:05:01 AMInformation from NASA as follows. Space station"Tue Dec 11 5:55 PM [Cyprus time], Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 88 degrees, Appears: SW, Disappears: NE"It appears as a fast moving bright orange(ish) coloured "star" that sweeps across the sky then fades away. If the skies are clear it is easily visible with the naked eye Past BMs bed time..................... shameShame indeed. He loves playing with his 4 inch Newtonian.
Information from NASA as follows. Space station"Tue Dec 11 5:55 PM [Cyprus time], Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 88 degrees, Appears: SW, Disappears: NE"It appears as a fast moving bright orange(ish) coloured "star" that sweeps across the sky then fades away. If the skies are clear it is easily visible with the naked eye Past BMs bed time..................... shame
Quote from: Darwins Selection on December 11, 2012, 02:07:25 PMQuote from: apc2010 on December 11, 2012, 09:05:01 AMInformation from NASA as follows. Space station"Tue Dec 11 5:55 PM [Cyprus time], Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 88 degrees, Appears: SW, Disappears: NE"It appears as a fast moving bright orange(ish) coloured "star" that sweeps across the sky then fades away. If the skies are clear it is easily visible with the naked eye Past BMs bed time..................... shameShame indeed. He loves playing with his 4 inch Newtonian. How did you know I had a 4" Newtonian?
Quote from: Barman on December 11, 2012, 02:45:46 PMQuote from: Darwins Selection on December 11, 2012, 02:07:25 PMQuote from: apc2010 on December 11, 2012, 09:05:01 AMInformation from NASA as follows. Space station"Tue Dec 11 5:55 PM [Cyprus time], Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 88 degrees, Appears: SW, Disappears: NE"It appears as a fast moving bright orange(ish) coloured "star" that sweeps across the sky then fades away. If the skies are clear it is easily visible with the naked eye Past BMs bed time..................... shameShame indeed. He loves playing with his 4 inch Newtonian. How did you know I had a 4" Newtonian? LL told me, while I was demonstrating my 10" Refractor.
Poor Uncle's thread
*suppresses yawn*
Meanwhile, back on Mars:
Not sure, Those hills are within the crater that Curiosty landed in. In fact there is no sky visible, the far background is the rim of crater.See here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2260664/Breathtaking-footage-Moons-surface-revealed-Nasa-releases-final-video-crash-landing-lunar-probes.html
