Shuttle and Space station tonight

Nice shots.
I observed both passes ladt night.
First one was nice passing right above Jupiter but I could
Not spot yhe shuttle.
Second pass was much nicer and both were clearly visible
The iss a definate goldish colour contrasting with the white of the shuttle.
Interesting to see them fade into yhe earths shadow also.
I suspect they will be much further apart come tonights pass.

20-57 to 20:59:30 tonight 26 degrees max elevation for the shuttle leading the ISS 20-58 to 21-02
Another pass just after 10-30
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Hope the weather holds out, any advice on camera settings to photograph this, have a D-90 Nikon

Here's some shots from tonight's pass...

Jupiter and Moons in a very hazy sky at 2051...



Shuttle Discovery - very faint at 2059...



ISS two minutes later - much brighter, with an Easyjet coming in to Aldergrove below...



Paul.

We will get another shot at Discovery tonight - it is still up! It will be much higher tonight - 27 deg from Larne, higher still from the South. Pass is 2117, deorbit burn for first landing opportunity at KSC is 2141. If both KSC landing opportunities are weathered out then Discovery will land at Edwards so we won't see it Saturday whatever!

Paul.

Barberskum wrote:

Second pass was much nicer and both were clearly visible
The iss a definate goldish colour contrasting with the white of the shuttle.

I thought the same about the colour, but I was wondering if it was an apparition or atmospheric or what.

Seanie.

Well the sky did its usual tease last night. Not a cloud in the sky all day. Head out at 8.54pm. Jupiter shining brilliantly. Passersby ask me what I am looking at. Look up again at 8.55:30pm and Jupiter has dimmed considerably. Lovely. Bloody haze in that area of the sky now and that area only. Didn't see the shuttle at all. ISS visible but dim 2 minutes later. Same for the later pass. Back to 100% crisp and clear after 11pm.