Space Station (ISS) Pass Times December 2016
Space Station (ISS) Pass Times December 2016
Space Station (ISS) is back over UK evening skies during December 2016. There are some great passes leading up to the Christmas period.
The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built. Orbiting Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles. Consequently, spotting the station is very easy and you don’t need any special equipment. You only need your eyes!
Fancy some festive fun? You could tell your Children it’s Santa on a practice run. Or whatever you think will fire their imaginations. A little bit of magic goes a long way with young children, maybe inspiring them in the future. You never know, Santa (The ISS passing over) could encourage a future Einstein, but most of all it’s fun.
How to Watch The Space Station
Taurid Meteor Shower 2016 – Bright Fireballs on Chilly Nights
Taurid Meteor Shower 2016
Taurid Fireball Credit: Bill Allen @OutwestK9
The Taurid meteor shower is one of the annual meteor showers. It’s not a shower with lots of meteors like the Geminids in December or Perseids in summer, but the few meteors it produces are incredibly bright fireballs! Well worth looking out for. (more…)
ISS – International Space Station Passes UK October 2016
UK ISS Pass details for October 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 October 2016.
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…)
How To Watch The Perseid Meteor Shower
How to Watch and Observe Meteors
One of the good things about meteors is that you don’t need any equipment-just your eyes and a bit of patience. Even in a so-called ’meteor shower’, it is rare to get more than one meteor a minute; don’t be surprised if you see nothing for five or ten minutes, then two meteors in a row. (more…)
