ISS & Space Shuttle Atlantis

Spare a thought for us that will be working in doors and miss BOTH apparitions tonight!

Cigarette break about 22.40, I'd say.
You can give them up again at 22.50 - and you don't even have to inhale, you know.

Well first passes over. Must say I was surprised at how bright the shuttle was.

Must say I was surprised at how bright the shuttle was.

Yeah not a huge amount of difference between the two. I watched it with my six year old you decided to have a race with both of them up and down the garden.

Conor I was also surprised at how bright the shuttle was..... (aparently brighter tomorow....) a fantastic sight, lets hope they get home ok after the heat shield damage....those Brave PEOPLE!!!!!!!

Wow that was cool!
3 Passes of each in one night was enough to ask for but
to top it off I got very lucky and cought both the ISS & Atlantis
with the webcam.


Bellow are the best frames from the very short captures.




This was a great angle, the solar panels are easy to make out here.



From the 2nd pass, you can just make out the 'L' shape solar panel at the right.


Then came the Shuttle...
1st pass


Then this?
How Is this even possible? To me I can make out the underside of the shuttle?







Now that I've had a few go's at this I can't wait to try and get
them when they are docked!

Does anyone know when the two join up?
I was looking on Heavens Above and the timing
for the passes seems out.
Any ideas?