ISS passes

[Tony G]

Some lovely bright passes over the next week, and many are directly overhead (or near as damn it)
Just look at www.heavens-above.com, and add your location, and click on ISS on the main page. This will give you the time (CET, so just take away an hour of the time shown) if you click on the time it will show the path which the ISS will take above your location at that particular time.

I know most people will already know this, but this is for newcomers, and persons that stray onto this site. (Mark, like APOD   )

Tony G  

[Tony G]

Sorry Rick.

Tony G

[Rick]

Sorry Rick.

Hijacked!

If you've got suitable radio kit, try listening in on 145.8 MHz FM as ISS goes over...

[Mike]

Ever heard anything Rick? If so, do you record it?

[Ian]

I really hope it sounds like a astronaut saying "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

[Rick]

Ever heard anything Rick? If so, do you record it?

I've heard NA1SS calling a few times, including two calls on the 21:30(-ish BST) pass earlier this evening. I've not, however, had any means of audio-recording anything, and it tends to be a bit one-sided, as the ISS side comes through loud-n-clear but the other end of the conversation's very often over the horizon and out of earshot. I think I might (after much button-pressing and dial-twiddling) have got my radio sorted well enough to try answering a call next time...

There's a variably accurate recent AMSAT activity page at http://oscar.dcarr.org/

[Rick]

I really hope it sounds like a astronaut saying "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

There's this video from K2FR recorded back in July...

[Rocket Pooch]

Love the title Tony, when did you eat it, I was expecting something a little more smelly on this thread.