For the kiddie winks

[Erichalfbee]

For those of us with small children and grandchildren. Don't forget to take them out on Christmas Eve to look for the ISS in the early evening sky....It's santa's sleigh
Google spotthestation and you can get the exact time.

 

[Bob D.]

Thankyou for a wonderful idea.

I've forwarded it to a couple of other lists that I'm on.

As a budding astronaut of the 60s I'd like to think I'd have seen through similar, but I know my sister would have lived off the idea for years.

We'll be looking out tomorrow night even though we have no kids available to use as an excuse.

Merry Xmas

 

[bontbee]

Brilliant, thanks ericA

 

[mbc]

From the Somerset guardian;
"According to Nasa, the best chance to see the ISS over Bath and North East Somersewill be at 5.22pm on Christmas Eve and lasts for roughly four minutes.

It will appear from the west and disappear over the south eastern horizon.

The second opportunity comes at 6.58pm and will challenge even the more keen stargazers as it will only be visible for a minute".

 

[Mint Bee]

try http://iss.astroviewer.net/

enter location in the observations page and there are specific details on tracking. Laptop into the garden help! Small telescope will show the solar panels but its travelling at over 4 miles a second (and only 260 miles up) so difficult to keep in view.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Santa can be tracked on this as well....http://www.noradsanta.org/

 

[Erichalfbee]

Small telescope will show the solar panels

Don't be silly, Santa's sleigh is magic.....it doesn't need solar panels!

 

[Mint Bee]

He's being Eco friendly!!!

 

[Dishmop]

Its a Sleighbrid