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metal_geek · 08-07-2007, 09:43 AM

I was outside with my binoculars looking at M31 last night and the ISS buzzed right through the area... it was funny though cause something else farily bright went through the same path just before. Brighter then a regular satelite and slightly orange. I have no idea what it was. Maybe the pheonix craft they launched?... no idea..

Either way seeing was great last night... I could see milky way with my naked eye from my backyard here in calgary....First time in MONTHS...

Somthing you ought to know. A pair of binoculars, not a telescope is the best thing to get or give someone interested in starting out in astronomy.
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08-07-2007, 09:43 AM	#72
metal_geek Scoring Winger Join Date: Jan 2007 Exp:	I was outside with my binoculars looking at M31 last night and the ISS buzzed right through the area... it was funny though cause something else farily bright went through the same path just before. Brighter then a regular satelite and slightly orange. I have no idea what it was. Maybe the pheonix craft they launched?... no idea.. Either way seeing was great last night... I could see milky way with my naked eye from my backyard here in calgary....First time in MONTHS... Somthing you ought to know. A pair of binoculars, not a telescope is the best thing to get or give someone interested in starting out in astronomy. ________ EXTREME Q VAPORIZER Last edited by metal_geek; 05-05-2011 at 11:15 PM.