h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Christiane

Some more ISS passes in the next few evenings. The ISS also has the shuttle Discovery docked with it at present. They all start approx in the West, go more or less overhead and disappear in the East.

27/3
Start 6.52 ...... Highest 6.56 ...... Finish 6.58 PM

28/3
Start 7.19 ..... Highest 7.22...... Finish 7.24 PM

30/3
Start 7.38 ..... Highest 7.41 ...... Finish 7.43 PM

There are other passes but these are the brightest ones.
Good luck

Deke

Dear Deke,

I thought you had given me up!!

I had heard about the visit of the new shuttle but obviously ccnnot get to see it without some help. !!

Thank you again so much for taking the trouble to help me.

Very sincerely,

Christiane.
Thursday 25th March.2009
07.45

Wot, give up, Me?

No, I've just been waiting for the passes that I think you'll stand the best chances with.

Deke

J

Hi Deke,

All ready to go out and see...It is still quite light so I do not know if it will be very successful, but tomorrow it should be better.

thanks again.

Christiane.

Dear Dele.

well I am going to have another attempt this evening. Yesterday there was really far too much cloud over Boulogne to see anything, and I do think that the flat is a bit too far back - actually there is a big hotel in the way, for me to see the ISS going down.


I had the visit of three old gentlemen today. Very flattered I was. The eldest was four years older than myself, the next was my age and then the youngest was the age of my baby brother. Together our ages must have been over 300 years. !!!! We were able to carry on a perfectly interesting and rational conversation. so there is hope for us yet. !!

i was most flattered as the oldest member is a member of Comittee who run the block of flats. It was nice to have a happy talk with a lot of chaps who were still on the ball.

If it does not work tonight, I shall try and bully someone or get a taxi to drive K. and I to the highest cliff above Folkestone and then we shall see the whole orbit. Those people are so incredibly brave. Do they ever write about what it is like to be cooped up in a capsule.I believe my brother met one of the first astronauts. apparently a charming person.

Thank you again for the information of their route, and all the other answers to my many questions which I have reread this afternoon.

Go well,

Christiane. !!

If your weather is anything like mine, then you won't have seen much.

Don't worry there will be plenty of other opportunities.

Deke

Thanks Deke -

However I think that I am going to go on top of the highest hill here and just get my bearings right, I am determined to see it. However I did see the visitor landing though which sort of compensated. that is still miraculous. I wish I could see the whole scenario though of the vehicle coming in and the astronauts returning to the building.

It was very useful Gnoman's description of where the base is situated though. The sort of marshland was quite obvious last night.

Kind regards

Christiane.

Ref your suggestion on the ISS on the other conversation, there's always the Astronomy society that you're a member of.

To try this, Click here: A50610386

Deke

Sunday 3rd May 2009 12.17GMT

Hi Deke, Great to hear from you.

My head is spinning - sadly I had a stroke last year, adn I think that I keep having little extra ones.
I shall go to the thread which you have given me. I have, unfortunately lost my short term meory - well for some things -. Noone cardiologist and specialists - one really seem to bother now, I am long past my sell by date. !!

thanks for everything.

christiane.
AR80

Very dear deke,

thank you so much for my personal ISS station report.

You have made me very very happy.

bless you,

Christiane.

Hi Christiane.

There are some favourable ISS passes over the next few days. Take a look here: A50610386

To summarise:

13 Sept Begins 8.37pm tonight and passes more or less overhead. (from L to R) Lasts about 4 minutes.
14 Sept Begins 7.27pm and passes over France (from R to L) lasts about 5 minutes
15 Sept Begins 7.51pm and passes overhead. (from R to L) Lasts about 6 minutes
16 Sept Begins 8.16pm and passes almost overhead. But you need to be facing toward London.(This time L to R) Lasts about 4 minutes.

Deke

It passed over mine at a quarter past eight last night. The sky was beautifully clear, and Mars was still hanging about. at least, I think it was he!

Dig

Hi deke, thank you so much,

I shall pop out and have a peep. Unfortunaely the sky is wuite overcast today. Lovely to hear from you and thabk you for remembering me. !1

~sincerely,

Christiane.

AR80

You have done a most beatufiul site for us ISS followers. Thank you so much/