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JohnnyRingo

(18,650 posts)
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 08:48 PM Sep 2019

The International Space Station went over NE Ohio tonight.

After texting my friends to be alert for it at 8:00, I took a sports car ride down to the lake for an unobstructed view. There were a number of people there fishing, tying up their kayaks, and checking Facebook in their cars. I went around telling people what they were about to witness and quickly became discouraged.

They all behaved like I was a nut and most never heard of it. One guy asked if that was "Nassau". I told him no, and moved on. There was complete indifference as no one bothered to even look up as it streaked directly overhead at 17,000 mph. It was gone in 7 minutes.

I should have told them it was the flagship of the brand new Space Force. The USS Trump and it was looking for illegal immigrants.

Click "ten day predictions"
https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25544

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The International Space Station went over NE Ohio tonight. (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #1
Cloudy here in Toledo cutroot Sep 2019 #2
Just curious.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #7
We've been watching it for years.... spanone Sep 2019 #4
Yes! StarryNite Sep 2019 #13
You tried. blm Sep 2019 #5
What reaction were you looking for from people? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #6
Whenever it flies over us my son lets me know defacto7 Sep 2019 #8
Must have been Ohiogal Sep 2019 #9
I remember seeing spacelab on summer nights when I was a kid Pobeka Sep 2019 #10
+1 CentralMass Sep 2019 #11
Well, we WERE watching the submarine races, thank you very much. n/t sl8 Sep 2019 #12

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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
3. Just curious....
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:06 PM
Sep 2019

Were you using binoculars or a telescope to observe, or just naked eye?

I would need to travel a ways to get away from city light to see it. The astronomy club here has some designated dark spots they go to for their observations that would work.

That guy you spoke to must have meant NASA...

Thanks for the post and for the tracking link!.........

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defacto7

(13,485 posts)
8. Whenever it flies over us my son lets me know
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:54 PM
Sep 2019

from his ap and we run outside. Sometimes it's a couple times in a week. It was considerably brighter than Jupiter the other night which is saying a lot. It turns red when it's heading into its sunset.

Ohiogal

(32,091 posts)
9. Must have been
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 10:03 PM
Sep 2019

The ones Trump told not to sell their homes.

Sorry you ran into a bunch of morons. Wish I’d known, I’d have gone outside to look!

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
10. I remember seeing spacelab on summer nights when I was a kid
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 10:20 PM
Sep 2019

Used to lay out in the backyard on a blanket with my best friend looking at stars and spacelab stood out --- the only object as bright as a star moving from horizon to horizon.

That was cool.

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