Northern Lights Tonight

[BigRed]

I saw a big shooting star about 2:30. Other than that just a beautiful black ink night.
Anybody know how to tell the difference between the ISS and a regular satellite, besides knowing the trajectory of the ISS?

The ISS has a docking station. Above the docking station it reads "Welcome" in seven different languages.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I saw a big shooting star about 2:30. Other than that just a beautiful black ink night.
Anybody know how to tell the difference between the ISS and a regular satellite, besides knowing the trajectory of the ISS?

Saw one at 1030 when I went out to check for the lights

 

[K9Luvn]

Thank you all so much for the photos. I can not beleive I missed this wonderful event. Darn it... I just seem to go to bed to early now days. Not only that... I forgot yet again!

 

[Cameramonkey]

I saw a big shooting star about 2:30. Other than that just a beautiful black ink night.
Anybody know how to tell the difference between the ISS and a regular satellite, besides knowing the trajectory of the ISS?

Most regular satellites aren’t big enough to reflect light so we can see them.

And most satellites are in synchronous orbit so they aren’t moving across the sky

 

[Hkindiana]

I went onto my balcony last night to see if I could see the northern lights. All I saw was a beautiful clear sky full of stars, but I could not see any. I DID see a huge V shaped aircraft with no lights or sound traveling VERY FAST. It was only visable by reflected moonlight for about five seconds, then it disappeared.

 

[Emerson Dambiggins]

I saw a big shooting star about 2:30. Other than that just a beautiful black ink night.
Anybody know how to tell the difference between the ISS and a regular satellite, besides knowing the trajectory of the ISS?

Check between it's legs?

 

[Dog1]

I thought last night was supposed to be good but it was pretty much a bust. I had more fun under nods looking at satellites and all the different Stars you can't see with your naked eye

 

[ditcherman]

Most regular satellites aren’t big enough to reflect light so we can see them.

And most satellites are in synchronous orbit so they aren’t moving across the sky

Hmmm seems like I’ve seen quite a few satellites.
Sat out one night and timed the ISS and saw it three times, iirc.

 

[ditcherman]

I thought last night was supposed to be good but it was pretty much a bust. I had more fun under nods looking at satellites and all the different Stars you can't see with your naked eye

Yep, pretty much only colors were right after sunset. Out til 2:30 and it was just black ink, especially after that sliver of that moon went down. Very orange right as it went down.

 

[Gabriel]

 

[Cameramonkey]

Hmmm seems like I’ve seen quite a few satellites.
Sat out one night and timed the ISS and saw it three times, iirc.

I said most…

 

[MrSmitty]

I missed them the first night, saw nothing last night…… dang it… I’ve wanted to see the northern lights my whole life..this is all I saw Saturday night, but as other have said, y son and I did see the ISS, so not a total bust. I miss the old farmhouse we rented in Virginia years ago, so far from a big town, we could see the Milky Way, and a metric boat load of satellites..

 

[PGRChaplain]

 

[Stengun]

So many great photos. Still no luck in western ny

 

[ditcherman]

So many great photos. Still no luck in western ny

Well apparently you are allowed to make your own now.