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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Mon Sep 5, 2016, 06:12 AM Sep 2016

Fireball blazes across Portland Oregon night sky

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Fireball blazes across Portland Oregon night sky (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2016 OP

That's the ISS, We look at it often . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #1

Check out this site PJMcK Sep 2016 #2

I live in Ballston Spa NY and have been watching it for a year or so, We saw it on Cape Cod too . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #3

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

1. That's the ISS, We look at it often .

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 06:48 AM

Sep 2016

Look when and where on Spot the Space Station .

PJMcK

(22,035 posts)

2. Check out this site

Reply to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 07:47 AM

Sep 2016

This site shows when the ISS will be visible:

http://iss.astroviewer.net/observation.php?lon=-74.0059731&lat=40.7143528&name=New%20York

It's been fun to spot the space station which you can see with the unaided eye. I've got the search set for New York but it's easy to change for any viewing area.

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

3. I live in Ballston Spa NY and have been watching it for a year or so, We saw it on Cape Cod too .

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 08:45 AM

Sep 2016

We actually saw it going up 20 years ago, that was when it had to circle the Earth once to gain speed to make it out of our orbit, it came right over our head .

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