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Sky Watch Whilst Camping ... Links
« on: July 03, 2013, 02:24:36 PM »


Thanks to Higgins Storm Chasing for this link.  Excellent forecasts and interesting stuff.  Great bunch of people.

Satellite Sighting Information From Nasa

Anyone else have some interesting Sky Watching sites?

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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 02:48:55 PM »
Funny you should post this today - just this morning my 6yo son and I were heading out the door to drive to Brisbane and he said "Dad is that a shooting star?" - it was the ISS, heading north. Surprisingly big and bright too.
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Re: Sky Watch Whilst Camping ... Links
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2013, 02:59:18 PM »
I'm sure this is well known, but in case anyone hasn't discovered it yet..
http://www.google.com/mobile/skymap/

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Re: Sky Watch Whilst Camping ... Links
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2013, 03:41:08 PM »
Heavens above is another good site too .
http://www.heavens-above.com/
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2013, 05:48:11 PM »
I use the Night Sky App on the iPad.

Hold it up at the sky and it tells you what all the constellations are.

You do get a sore neck after a while.


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Re: Sky Watch Whilst Camping ... Links
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2013, 06:17:05 PM »
Funny you should post this today - just this morning my 6yo son and I were heading out the door to drive to Brisbane and he said "Dad is that a shooting star?" - it was the ISS, heading north. Surprisingly big and bright too.

Well done!

It'll be heading through Sagittarius about 1830 (well just before actually) tonight ... pity once again here ... CLOUD!

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