Just go to this site:
Nasa site
...and choose your state...
...you'll get a printout that looks like this...listing the times and approximate locations for viewing different satellites...
...we sat outside and watched the sun set - still after 9 PM here...
...then a few minutes after dark we gathered on the deck and looked skyward...
...right on time...the International Space Station appeared from the Northwest...(there's a yard light in the back yard)...
...I set my shutter speed at 2 seconds...so you can see that it was streaking across the sky...
...continuing towards the eastern horizon...it was gone from sight in about 3 minutes...
...but 3 minutes well spent...marvelling at space...the final frontier...
7 comments:
That's so neat! I remember doing the same thing as a kid, looking out for the space shuttle.
Alas, no more shuttles.
Thank you! I have a husband and some son's who will love this! xx
How fun!! My kids will love this.
Cool idea!
Must do this - how fantastic!
we watch satellites - but i never knew that we could know their names - how cool! :)
~elizabeth
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So cool ~ can't wait to try this!!
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