by VirtualAstro | Feb 3, 2016
UK ISS Pass details for February 2016
ISS Long Exposure photo of a visible ISS pass Credit: Mark Humpage
The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during February 2016 with UK Astronaut Major Tim Peake.
The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built, it can be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.
Spotting the station is very easy and you don’t need any special equipment. You only need your eyes!
For times and info (more…)
by VirtualAstro | Dec 14, 2015
Tim Peake Principia Launch LIVE – Watch British Astronaut Blast Off To The Space Station
Tim Peake Principia Launch Live!
Date
Tue, Dec 15 2015 11:00 AM GMT — Tue, Dec 15 2015 6:00 PM GMT
About
Live transmission of ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and cosmonaut commander Yuri Malenchenko’s voyage to the International Space Station. The trio will spend six months working in space. Launch coverage starts at 11:00 GMT (12:00 CET), resuming for docking at 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET) and hatch opening at 18:45 GMT (19:45 CET).
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by VirtualAstro | Dec 3, 2015
Watch Cygnus Launch to The Space Station – LIVE
by VirtualAstro | Oct 23, 2015
UK ISS Pass details for December 2015
ISS Pass Times Leading Uo To Christmas Eve
The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during December 2015 with great passes over the Christmas period. (more…)
by VirtualAstro | Oct 3, 2015
UK ISS Pass details for October 2015
The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during August 2015.
The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built, it can be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.
Spotting the station is very easy and you don’t need any special equipment. You only need your eyes!
To see times and info (more…)
by VirtualAstro | Sep 27, 2015
Mega Harvest Moon Broadcast
Mega Harvest Moon Broadcast – Courtesy Slooh.com
EXPERIENCE A RARE LUNAR ECLIPSE WITH SLOOH The Mega Harvest Moon Eclipse is Coming September 27th
It’s time to break out the blankets, grab your friends and family, and pack a festive picnic, because Slooh is inviting everyone to join us for the Mega Harvest Moon Eclipse on September 27th.
The Mega Harvest Moon Eclipse will take place on Sunday, September 27th, at 05:00 PM PDT/08:00 PM EDT/00:00UTC (International Times: ). Slooh is going all out for the eclipse, bringing in our feed partners from around the world to provide views of the moon from a number of countries and continents. Our hosts will report live from the U.S. and the United Kingdom, including a live report from the world famous Stonehenge. We’ll even have ongoing weather updates from Scott Sutherland of The Weather Network throughout the show, and in the week leading up to the eclipse, so viewers know exactly where they’ll be able to see the eclipse for themselves.
Slooh is especially excited for this rare event, and is calling on our viewers to share this special occasion with their friends and family by throwing a Lunatic Party! Get your loved ones together, pack a thematic picnic (moon pies, anyone?), and bring Slooh along for the ride, whether on your laptop, cell phone, or other mobile device. We’ll have all the information viewers need to enjoy this brilliant nighttime show, from what causes lunar eclipses, to the different ways people have understood the Moon throughout history, and even how some believe the Moon affects humans in bizarre ways to this day.
Viewers can use the hashtag #SloohEclipse to ask questions, send pictures, and report their own observations during both shows.
