I had no chance of seeing the recent evening passes over the UK due to cloudy conditions.....but yesterday decided to have a look at the station in daylightAt a range of just short of 400km , imaging it wasn't easy , especially as it was not visible , even through the viewfinder . So it was a matter of zoning in on a pinpoint in the sky and waiting for the target to pass by !FOV was about 6 arc minutes.You can see the result athttp://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/daylight.htmlJohn
Eyewatering! 7 June at 2114 Vegas time. I just watched the shuttle and station go ever overhead. Now I have seen alot of things (flying with NVGs {Nigh Vision Goggles} fly overhead. This was 1 hour after sunset and it was so bright I had to convince myself it wasn't a plane (no flashing lights). Longer than wide, it was the station / shuttle. Only one word to describe it...AWESOME!Best of luck station and shuttle.
Hey DeanG1967,My wife and I saw exactly the same from our back garden in the northwest of the valley!If was a fantastic overpass tonight, especially with the moon and Mars as well.PaulQuote from: DeanG1967 on 06/08/2008 04:20 amEyewatering! 7 June at 2114 Vegas time. I just watched the shuttle and station go ever overhead. Now I have seen alot of things (flying with NVGs {Nigh Vision Goggles} fly overhead. This was 1 hour after sunset and it was so bright I had to convince myself it wasn't a plane (no flashing lights). Longer than wide, it was the station / shuttle. Only one word to describe it...AWESOME!Best of luck station and shuttle.