Watching the ISS on an evening with few clouds

[badgermind]

This evening we had an unusually clear sky in Stromness, so following one of the regular reminders from Colin the Mathmo I walked down towards the Ness to see if I could see the 17:37 flyover of the International Space Station. Once it had disappeared I carried on as far as the George Mackay Brown memorial garden, with a clear view of Mars, Jupiter, and a waxing crescent moon above Hoy.

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Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That sounds lovely.

I'm in central Illinois, United States of America, in rural territory so we get pretty good night skies when it's clear. Winter is very sparkly.

[cmcmck]

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