Comments on: Two carnivals, no waiting

By: Mike Wagner

Mike Wagner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:48:41 +0000

Nope. No luck finding out what it was. Heavens Above doesn’t have anything on file for 2 minutes before the ISS flew over here last night. It would have flashed around 8 minutes after midnight Atlantic Daylight Time, in the center of Ursa Major from my viewpoint.
The ISS passed near the same point at 11 minutes after.
Whatever it was it was bright
The ISS pass in 10 minutes is going to be even brighter than last nights show. Woot!

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:17:01 +0000

I love carnivals.

You must be this tall ——————————————————–

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to use the rides.

J/P=?

By: Mike Wagner

Mike Wagner — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:56:23 +0000

The Iridium satellites have a large antenna array which catches the light and makes them really bright for a short time. It’s pretty cool.
Oddly enough, I checked to see which one it was and it can’t have been an Iridium satellite since the closest one passed by 30 minutes beforehand.
Guess I’ll have to investigate further to see which one it might have been.

By: KD5NRH

KD5NRH — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:41:37 +0000

Dude: you’re missing what has to be the goofiest pareidolia of the decade: http://cbs13.com/local/michael.jackson.tree.2.1072797.html

By: IBY

IBY — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:13:07 +0000

@Mike
It is indeed a spectacular sight, and for me, it happened conveniently at a star party held by the Delaware astro club I am in.
Say, what is that iridium flare you are talking about?

By: IBY

IBY — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:13:07 +0000

@Mike
It is indeed a spectacular sight, and for me, it happened conveniently at a star party held by the Delaware astro club I am in.
Say, what is that iridium flare you are talking about?

D’oh! Double post! Stupid mouse

By: Mike Wagner

Mike Wagner — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:21:09 +0000

Finally! After a week of cloudy weather I finally saw the ISS pass over for the first time in my life. It was huge, bright, and fast. What an awesome sight.
And as a prelude I got to see an Iridium flare two minutes before

By: Rev. Ouabache

Rev. Ouabache — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:14:00 +0000

Thanks for linking to the Skeptics Circle. I still can’t believe that I got 2 articles in there this time.

By: ZERO

ZERO — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:16:59 +0000

Word to your momma!

By: NaonTiotami

NaonTiotami — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:02:47 +0000

Thanks, Phil! I thought these were never going to be posted. But I have had my unquestioning, irrational faith in you renewed: Phil always follows through.

Cheers,
Jack