So yeah, this just happened. Went outside for a puff and looked up and saw this very bright object passing overhead.
At first I thought it was the 'Humanity Star', which is:
"Visible with the naked eye, the Humanity Star was a highly reflective satellite that blinked brightly across the night sky to create a shared experience for everyone on the planet.
Created by Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck, the Humanity Star was a geodesic sphere made from carbon fibre with 76 highly reflective panels. It spun rapidly, reflecting the sun’s rays back to Earth, creating a flashing light that could be seen against a backdrop of stars.
Orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes and visible from anywhere on the globe, the Humanity Star was designed to be a bright symbol and reminder to all on Earth about our fragile place in the universe."
Learn more here
But once I got inside and check the satellite tracking page, I found that Humanity Star was at that time over Pakistan... So I changed my query to the ISS and sure enough, that's what it was!
I've seen the ISS pass over a few times, but it seemed considerably more bright this evening. Maybe it was the atmosphere. Always cool to catch these moments!
Sorry 'bout the footage, my cell camera isn't the greatest, but, it did the job, as there were other 'stars' out there and the ISS is so bright the camera picked it up!
At first I thought it was the 'Humanity Star', which is:
"Visible with the naked eye, the Humanity Star was a highly reflective satellite that blinked brightly across the night sky to create a shared experience for everyone on the planet.
Created by Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck, the Humanity Star was a geodesic sphere made from carbon fibre with 76 highly reflective panels. It spun rapidly, reflecting the sun’s rays back to Earth, creating a flashing light that could be seen against a backdrop of stars.
Orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes and visible from anywhere on the globe, the Humanity Star was designed to be a bright symbol and reminder to all on Earth about our fragile place in the universe."
Learn more here
But once I got inside and check the satellite tracking page, I found that Humanity Star was at that time over Pakistan... So I changed my query to the ISS and sure enough, that's what it was!
I've seen the ISS pass over a few times, but it seemed considerably more bright this evening. Maybe it was the atmosphere. Always cool to catch these moments!
Sorry 'bout the footage, my cell camera isn't the greatest, but, it did the job, as there were other 'stars' out there and the ISS is so bright the camera picked it up!
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