Heads up Space shuttle discovery

**bobssignum** · 7th March 2011, 20:19

A quick heads up for those in the south east the space shuttle will be passing over for the last time in about 5-6 mins traveling from west south west towards the south east at a fairly low bearing a bout 17 deg above horoizon

**Mr Hyde** · 7th March 2011, 20:23

Can you see this with the naked eye?

**bobssignum** · 7th March 2011, 20:29

O yes, Superb site discovery just in front of the space station as they had seperated earlier today.

**m8internet** · 7th March 2011, 20:30

Originally Posted by Mr Hyde

Can you see this with the naked eye?

Yes, providing there are no clouds
I remember seeing a Space Shuttle flying over Scotland in daylight, however it has to pretty much be overhead to see it, but was quite easy as it was the only thing moving and quite different from a high flying aircraft which we quite often get over Scotland

Hopefully there will be further chances to see the other Space Shuttles during their last flights throughout the year

**markj23** · 7th March 2011, 20:52

wish you had warned us earlier gutted I missed it

**lee gsi** · 7th March 2011, 21:18

Register on here and it lists whats in the sky that you can see like the space station and other satellites etc: www.heavens-above.com

One of the guys on an Astronemy forum captured this:

**m8internet** · 7th March 2011, 21:21

If you are in southern England, then you can usually see the space shuttle shortly after launch
During the launch, listen for :
Houston - "[number] Morón (prononouned ma-row) engine"
Space Shuttle - "Firing the Morón engine"
Then go outside and wait, shouldn't be more than 5 minutes
Frightening really, eastern USA to England in 20 minutes!

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
Morning launches are the best, and night launches can be seen from Scotland as well

Try this for a view :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_USPTmYXM

**gaz4d** · 7th March 2011, 21:51

I remember seeing one of the Space Shuttles (maybe Challenger) piggyback a NASA 747 flying overhead my Primary School in Glasgow.

I think it was circa 1982. Really low, a couple of thousand feet up, and a sight i'll never forget.

I was hoping to see a launch when i'm out in Florida at the end of this month/beginning April, but the sods at NASA have delayed it until April 19th now.

**bobssignum** · 7th March 2011, 21:51

Sorry mark but the original poster on another forum only posted up at 19.07, by the time i saw it 10 mins later i had little more time than post the thread on here and leg it to the window after grabing camera on route before it appeared .

**markj23** · 7th March 2011, 21:57

Originally Posted by bobssignum

Sorry mark but the original poster on another forum only posted up at 19.07, by the time i saw it 10 mins later i had little more time than post the thread on here and leg it to the window after grabing camera on route before it appeared .

no problem mate joined that heavens above thing now so I will see if I can see the next one or the last one