Comments on: NASA Meets Kyoto: Zoom with a View http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-27/1378 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JasonP http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-27/1378#comment-37401 JasonP Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:41:11 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-27/1378#comment-37401 Yep, Heavens Above is my go-to site... if the weather is clear and it's close enough after sunset so that they still catch the light, I'm usually in the backyard watching whatever I can go over. ISS, Shuttles, Iridium flares... and if I can think of an interesting composition I'll bring the camera with me. I'm kind of dismayed at how most people I know feel space travel is completely routine or they're not interested at all. My wife and I watch every shuttle launch we can on NASA TV, and then about 10 minutes later (if it's dark) head outside and watch it streak overhead here in the UK, chasing the ISS (usually visible several dozen minutes ahead of a launch). I dragged my co-workers out last week when they were going to be visible and their responses were along the lines of "Oh, I thought it was going to be interesting than that" and went back inside before it was barely overhead. We'll never make it back to the Moon or to Mars unless NASA can get the public amazed with human space flight again. Yep, Heavens Above is my go-to site… if the weather is clear and it’s close enough after sunset so that they still catch the light, I’m usually in the backyard watching whatever I can go over. ISS, Shuttles, Iridium flares… and if I can think of an interesting composition I’ll bring the camera with me.

I’m kind of dismayed at how most people I know feel space travel is completely routine or they’re not interested at all. My wife and I watch every shuttle launch we can on NASA TV, and then about 10 minutes later (if it’s dark) head outside and watch it streak overhead here in the UK, chasing the ISS (usually visible several dozen minutes ahead of a launch). I dragged my co-workers out last week when they were going to be visible and their responses were along the lines of “Oh, I thought it was going to be interesting than that” and went back inside before it was barely overhead. We’ll never make it back to the Moon or to Mars unless NASA can get the public amazed with human space flight again.

]]> By: Peter in Wales http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-27/1378#comment-37400 Peter in Wales Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:12:05 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-11-27/1378#comment-37400 Another useful site is http://heavens-above.com/ Peter Another useful site is http://heavens-above.com/

Peter

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