Stargazing: Stars, Planets, Constellations, Satellites

[Rasputin_Vol]

Just got through watching the International Space Station pass over this evening. Pretty neat stuff. I never realized you could actually see satellites or the space station from earth, but my neighbor told me that when she was a girl, her family went out at night to see Sputnik when it passed over and Sputnik was no bigger than a basketball. It seemed hard to believe, but I read online where there were apparently watch parties of people gathering back then to watch it pass over.

I've always had a mild interest in seeing what planets were in the sky, but I just haven't had the time to get too far into it or even bother to go out an by a telescope or anything.

Pretty neat stuff.

 

[joevol33]

My kids have had some cheap telescopes before. They weren't much, but we had fun playing around with them.

 

[franklinpence]

The ISS Spotter app is pretty cool. Shows you upcoming opportunities when it will be more visible in your area. Also, my kids and I really enjoy the SkyView app.

 

[TVOLS]

Skyview and Sputnik apps are both good tools to have

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Anybody see the perseids last couple of days? I wanted to, but big trees block home view to NE and I was leery of going out to remote park after midnight.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Anybody see the perseids last couple of days? I wanted to, but big trees block home view to NE and I was leery of going out to remote park after midnight.

Gotta get elevation.

I recall the Leonids at RM State Park in college. One was so bright it looked liked a car coming down road.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Just got through watching the International Space Station pass over this evening. Pretty neat stuff. I never realized you could actually see satellites or the space station from earth, but my neighbor told me that when she was a girl, her family went out at night to see Sputnik when it passed over and Sputnik was no bigger than a basketball. It seemed hard to believe, but I read online where there were apparently watch parties of people gathering back then to watch it pass over.

I've always had a mild interest in seeing what planets were in the sky, but I just haven't had the time to get too far into it or even bother to go out an by a telescope or anything.

Pretty neat stuff.

You need to visit Yellowstone.

 

[BenGrimm]

Anybody see the perseids last couple of days? I wanted to, but big trees block home view to NE and I was leery of going out to remote park after midnight.

Took the kids out until about 12:30. Saw a dozen or so. Several where pretty bright and streaked a good distance across the sky.