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LenSatic
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Dec 02, 2014

Naked-eye astronomy is more than just meteors.

For you meteor hunters out there in the boonies, there is other visible stuff buzzing around up there: satellites. The easiest to see is the International Space Station. It’s extremely bright and, w...
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Pangaea_Ron
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Apr 20, 2015
I just watched the ISS pass over in mid-twilight, with a marine haze. I thought that it was an aircraft passing over. An amazing sight in compromised conditions.

I get a notification on e-mail when it's about that gives it's characteristics: Approaches NNW, leaves SSE, max elevation 57 degrees, visible for 4 minutes starting at 8:34pm PDT.

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