Spacestation Sighting Over Uk This Evening

[wendilla]

1st sighting 9 30 pm ( 1 minute earlier than last stated) for 4 minutes W departing SE

2nd sighting 11 06pm for 1 min WSW departing WSW

Viewing for central Scotland 9 29pm for 3 mins from the west

[annieigma]

Hi Wendilla,
does this mean it goes around the world and appears back in sight a hour and a half later? Also, how many people are in the station?
thanks,
annie.

[wendilla]

The Iss is not always visible over the uk. You can check back on my posts over the last 2 years. It is usually v isible for about 10 days every 6 to 8 weeks.It travels at 17,000 mpsh (5miles per second)
It orbits the earth every 90 minutes with a sunrise and sunset every 45 mins. It is approx 180 t0 200 miles high. It's solar wings are 240 feet wide and as large as a football field. Go to google type in Spacestation and you can learn more. You will need a clear sky to see it and if you go by my time which is accurate you should see it glide across the sky.

[wendilla]

http://www.isstracker.com/

Look here and you will see where it is now

[wendilla]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html

[boxtops]

Wonderfully clear sparkly moonlit night tonight here - hallo ISS! a really good view, thanks for the reminder!

[wendilla]

No sighting here Boxtops it was too cloudy.

[yogasun]

wendilla, my son texted me to look out front door and I saw it really clearly -amazing!