It'll be overhead in less than five minutes

[boxtops]

The space station is coming, I'm off to the garden!

[tamborine]

can you take a video with your phone to see what we're looking for. I've got lots on planes my way so dont know which is which

[Meg]

Boxtops? What happened to your lovely pussy? Much nicer than the palm tree..Just an observation.xx

[Prudie]

Just seen it about 1014, much brighter than any plane. What I don't understand is surely it's not overhead at the same time over all the UK?

[smurfchops]

Saw it in Surbiton about three minutes ago. Brilliant white light drifting across the sky.

[Dris]

Saw it at same time as you all did and i'm in Perthshire.Quite breathtaking !!

[AlBags]

Hi Prudie .. well today?
Doing umpteen thousand mph .. crosses uk in matter of a few minutes.

[boxtops]

Hi all - no my phone's not powerful enough to pick it up, but you can't miss it. Tonight the sky was 100% clear, with loads of stars and several planes - but the space station is a LARGE bright light moving smoothly and quickly across the sky, with no twinkling, just a big bright mass. Fabulous view tonight. It runs roughly NW-SE across this part of Kent, heading for Calais, the track is elliptical according to the tracker but the route will be roughly the same. It's right overhead here so I guess might be slightly further over if you are north of me (and, let's be honest, everyone else in the UK is!)
PS: If you want, I'll bring back the cat, I was just getting in the mood for my holidays....

[Prudie]

Much better thanks. So it must be much higher than it looks then for us all to see it. To me it looked like it could be preparing to land at Bournemouth but obviously not if it was visible in Perthshire at the same time!!

[boxtops]

It's 350 kilometers above the earth Prudie, not planning to land just at the minutes!

[Prudie]

I know this has been done to death Boxtops but for the record you are a still a cute feline to me!

[AlBags]

ha ha ... well it is quite high .. over 300KM!
That is 200 odd miles ... UP!
It's big and bright .. amazing there are guys and a lady in it!
It is over 100M long!

[4getmenot]

does it sound like a plane?

[boxtops]

Has it changed back?

[AlBags]

Box ..

I take it that you were not trying to phone the Space Station!
(by what you said above regarding your phone!)

[AlBags]

You won't hear engines .. no. It's in orbit!

[boxtops]

LOL no, albags, tambo asked me to video it! (I don't have the number anyway!!)

[4getmenot]

oh that must have been a plane then

[AlBags]

want the FE's number? Mobile roaming charge is a bit high tho : )

[Meg]

Lol wyzard, boxtops knew what I meant. Went out to look for the thingy, not lucky enough to see it.
When and where are you going boxtops? Have a great time wherever, have fun and have a drink for me!! Enjoy, Wendyxx