I walked outside after last night's committee meeting, looked up, and saw ISS going overhead. It turns out there are some fairly reasonable passes this week. Note, add an hour for BST times...
Ground Station : High Elms, Farnborough, Kent, England --- JO01AI
Time Zone : UTC (+0.00 h)
in eclipse * in daylight o
^ ^
Date Rising at Peak elevation Setting Height Satellite
Y M D Time Az. Time Az. El Time Az. (peak) Name
====== ========= === ========= === == ========= === ====== =========
100504 19:34:11o 241 19:39:03o 164 52 19:44:04o 77 ISS
100504 21:09:21 269 21:14:21 10 81 21:19:21* 88 ISS
100504 22:44:39 282 22:49:31* 204 60 22:54:39* 114 ISS
100505 18:24:25o 223 18:29:11o 149 28 18:33:56o 77 ISS
100505 19:59:14o 257 20:04:14o 143 84 20:09:14* 81 ISS
100505 21:34:31 278 21:39:31 118 86 21:44:32* 100 ISS
100505 23:09:49 283 23:14:34* 207 31 23:19:27* 133 ISS
100506 18:49:13o 243 18:54:06o 158 54 18:59:06o 77 ISS
100506 20:24:24 270 20:29:17 345 81 20:34:24* 89 ISS
100506 21:59:41 282 22:04:34* 196 58 22:09:34* 115 ISS
100507 17:39:21o 225 17:44:06o 149 29 17:48:52o 77 ISS
100507 19:14:09o 258 19:19:09o 135 85 19:24:09o 81 ISS
100507 20:49:27 278 20:54:27 137 85 20:59:27* 101 ISS
100507 22:24:44 283 22:29:30* 207 30 22:34:23* 134 ISS
100508 18:04:02o 244 18:08:55o 166 56 18:13:55o 77 ISS
100508 19:39:12o 270 19:44:12o 10 81 19:49:12* 90 ISS
100508 21:14:30 283 21:19:23 203 56 21:24:23* 116 ISS
Over the next few days it's in almost constant illumination, so it's a great time to catch a sight of it:
Ground Station : High Elms, Farnborough, Kent, England --- JO01AI
Time Zone : UTC (+0.00 h)
in eclipse * in daylight o
^ ^
Date Rising at Peak elevation Setting Height Satellite
Y M D Time Az. Time Az. El Time Az. (peak) Name
====== ========= === ========= === == ========= === ====== =========
100625 21:31:14 222 21:35:53 149 26 21:40:39 77 ISS
100625 23:06:08 257 23:11:02 147 82 23:16:02 81 ISS
100626 00:41:32 277 00:46:25 98 86 00:51:26 99 ISS
100626 02:16:48 283 02:21:34 207 32 02:26:27 132 ISS
100626 21:57:32 242 22:02:25 157 53 22:07:26 77 ISS
100626 23:32:48 270 23:37:41 355 81 23:42:42 89 ISS
100627 01:08:12 282 01:13:05 193 58 01:18:05 115 ISS
100627 20:49:11o 225 20:53:56o 148 29 20:58:42o 77 ISS
100627 22:24:12 258 22:29:05 119 84 22:34:06 82 ISS
100627 23:59:28 278 00:04:21 243 85 00:09:29 101 ISS
100628 01:34:52 283 01:39:38 206 29 01:44:23 134 ISS
100628 21:15:36 244 21:20:22 165 57 21:25:22 77 ISS
100628 22:50:52 271 22:55:45 15 81 23:00:46 90 ISS
100629 00:26:08 283 00:31:01 201 54 00:36:02* 117 ISS
Note times are given iin UTC, not BST. ;)
So, what time would the information below be in ENGLISH! if it was flying above us? :-?
100625 21:31:14 222 21:35:53 149 26 21:40:39 77 ISS
Tony G
PS..................My head starts hurting severely :boom: when people ask me to convert BST, UTC, TUC & GMT.
Sorry don't know where TUC came from as my head hurts. :(
Quote21:31:14
10:31 and a bit
And yes, I am guessing :oops:
Go to http://heavens-above.com/ and set up an account. This site gives local times for your declared location and includes adjustment for daylight saving.
Phil,
I have already got this set for my home location, and remember at one DSC 'Mark the Magnificent' was going to show us how he images the ISS, so I phoned 'she who must be obeyed' and asked her if she could look up fly-by's for that evening which she did.
We waited...................and waited....................and waited.................and then realised about the +1 daylight saving, or whatever the bloody time difference thingy is, and we had the wrong time. :roll:
But we did manage to catch a glimpse a little while later as it passes over every 90 minutes approx.
Tony G
PS..............................
Quote from: mickw on Jun 26, 2010, 08:12:44
And yes, I am guessing :oops:
That's unlike you. ;)
Quote from: Tony G on Jun 26, 2010, 08:02:42
So, what time would the information below be in ENGLISH! if it was flying above us? :-?
The headings above the columns tell you.
Ground Station : High Elms, Farnborough, Kent, England --- JO01AI
Time Zone : UTC (+0.00 h)
in eclipse * in daylight o
^ ^
Date Rising at Peak elevation Setting Height Satellite
Y M D Time Az. Time Az. El Time Az. (peak) Name
====== ========= === ========= === == ========= === ====== =========
100625 21:31:14 222 21:35:53 149 26 21:40:39 77 ISSDate is (20)YYMMDD so that's 25th June 2010 in this case.
Time ISS rises is 21:31:14 UTC which is 14 seconds after 22:31 BST, but that's assuming a nautical horizon, so chances are you won't see it for a minute or so after that. You want to be looking towards the sout west (bearing 222 degrees from true north).
ISS is at its highest elevation at 21:35:53 UTC, at which point it'llbe on a bearing of 149 degrees, and it'll be 26 degrees above the horizon (so probably not the best of opportunities).
By 21:40:39 UTC it will have vanished somewhere off just north of east.
If any of the times had an asterisk after them then the station would not be illuminated by the Sun, so wouldn't be visible.
If instead they had an 'o' after them then the Sun would still be above the horizon...
Quote from: Tony G on Jun 26, 2010, 08:02:42to convert BST, UTC, TUC & GMT.
Sorry don't know where TUC came from as my head hurts. :(
UTC is Real Time. GMT is the old name for (almost) the same thing. BST is an abberation dreamed up by Franklin, Willet, and the rest.
QuoteTime ISS rises is 21:31:14 UTC which is 14 seconds after 22:31 BST
I guessed right :o
Yup, daylight saving can be a bit of an issue, Tony. Trouble is the only thing that these websites really seem to have in common is that their timing estimates don't clearly indicate whether daylight saving is being allowed for or not :roll:
Quote from: PhilB on Jun 26, 2010, 10:28:51
... don't clearly indicate whether daylight saving is being allowed for or not
But the table clearly says UTC on the second line...
I hate BST. It isn't relevant in this day and age and should be scrapped.
Quotesays UTC on the second line
That's Time Zone not "time"
QuoteI hate BST. It isn't relevant in this day and age and should be scrapped
But what about the poor farmers and the war effort :(
Time Zone is displayed as UTC +0:00. If it was BST surely it would says UTC +1:00 (since GMT = UTC for practical purposes). This is what Heavens Above shows.
:boom:
My head is now thumping. I think I now have an aneurysm. (i fink that's how you spell it)
Can someone just PM me 10 mins before it comes over. ;)
Tony G
PS...................As we are still talking about the ISS, does that mean that this thread hasn't been hi-jacked yet? :)
QuotePS...................As we are still talking about the ISS, does that mean that this thread hasn't been hi-jacked yet?
Carole and Doug are out shopping ;)
Quote from: Duncan on Jun 26, 2010, 12:41:30Time Zone is displayed as UTC +0:00. If it was BST surely it would says UTC +1:00 (since GMT = UTC for practical purposes). This is what Heavens Above shows.
Unlike me, Duncan, you're not wrong :oops:
Quote from: Tony G on Jun 26, 2010, 12:46:44Can someone just PM me 10 mins before it comes over.
You'll have the forum police after you, Tony. If we all do this the effect could be similar to a denial of service attack on what ever controls our PM service ;)
Perhaps if I read posts properly, I might get it right :oops:
QuoteNote times are given iin UTC, not BST.
Rick
QuoteThat's Time Zone not "time"
Me (after not reading the above :roll: )
QuoteTime Zone is displayed as UTC +0:00. If it was BST surely it would says UTC +1:00
Duncan - correct :oops:
QuoteObserver's location: Dulwich, 51.4350°N, 0.0650°W
Local time zone: British Summer Time (UTC + 1:00)
Heavens Above (from home)
Apologies to
everyone anyone that believed me :-?
I'm going to have some beer now - lots of beer
Managed to catch the 22:57 pass last night. Something to look at in an otherwise 'orrible sky.