sts 134 and external tank over south coast of Ireland

My wife and I with Mark kelly two years ago in Norfolk England

www.n2yo.com/?s=25544

Might help on friday night,I sure hope its better looking then tinight !

Hi all,

Can't wait to Firday. Here's hoping the weather holds up. I have written a bit on my website about it so that people in my area will be aware of the event. You can read it here:

Space Shuttle Visible Over Donegal after Launch

All the best and thanks again for the heads up Eamonn.

Brendan,
www.DonegalSkie.com

nifty link,many thanks.

Details from Calsky for Thursday night (tonight):

ISS:
Appears 21h04m15s 2.0mag az:270.5° W horizon
Culmination 21h09m10s -4.2mag az:186.1° S h:62.3°
distance: 394.6km height above Earth: 351.9km elevation of sun: -3° angular velocity: 1.15°/s
Disappears 21h13m12s -1.5mag az:102.6° ESE h:3.7°

ISS:
Appears 22h39m23s 1.1mag az:278.3° W horizon
Culmination 22h44m05s -3.2mag az:205.5° SSW h:27.1°
distance: 705.8km height above Earth: 350.7km elevation of sun: -14° angular velocity: 0.64°/s
Disappears 22h44m39s -3.2mag az:183.6° S h:25.1°


Details from Calsky for Friday night:

Shuttle:
Appears 21h04m33s 4.1mag az:270.6° W horizon
Culmination 21h07m40s -2.0mag az:189.6° S h:35.6°
distance: 279.9km height above Earth: 167.1km elevation of sun: -3° angular velocity: 1.65°/s
Disappears 21h10m09s 0.5mag az:112.2° ESE h:4.1°

ISS:
Appears 21h28m43s 2.0mag az:276.4° W horizon
Culmination 21h33m34s -3.8mag az:196.1° SSW h:44.8°
distance: 486.4km height above Earth: 351.6km elevation of sun: -6° angular velocity: 0.93°/s
Disappears 21h36m38s -2.0mag az:120.7° ESE h:8.4°

Shuttle:
Appears 22h35m48s 3.3mag az:272.1° W horizon
Disappears 22h38m52s 0.2mag az:218.2° SW h:13.1°

ISS:
Appears 23h03m58s 0.8mag az:276.1° W horizon
Disappears 23h08m05s -2.1mag az:219.3° SW h:14.4°

A taste of things to come hopefully, this picture from July 2009 doesn't do the sight justice!

www.flickr.com/photos/79652716@N00/3724408751/in/photostream

Keith.