Space Nuts

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  1. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Outer space and mountain biking go hand in hand.

    Who here has seen the International Space Station fly over head? It's amazingly bright in the sky when it goes by. It appears to be the size of a 747 jumbo jet (in brightness) but it's actually 200 miles up as it passes by.

    Anyway, anyone interested in seeing it, check out the link for dates and times in your area. I'm close to NASA JPL so I use that location as a viewing point. It passes by at 8:27 tonight and it will be up high enough to see it for 4 minutes.

    https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/#.U-BY6mNqTSi
     
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  2. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
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    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    I was abducted by aliens near Roswell, NM back in 1982...things ain't been the same since the probing incident...

    And after the ISS passes, we can see Uranus!
     
  3. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Duke
    Current Bike:
    '18 Salsa Cutthroat
    I'm afraid I'm a regular watcher too. I use Heavens Above. You can maneuver around the site and see lots of other stuff floating up there too.

    https://www.heavens-above.com/PassS...33.9167&lng=-117.9001&loc=Brea&alt=109&tz=PST

    The Brightness Scale seems backwards. The more negative (the sun is -25+) the magnitude the brighter it is. A -3 is super visible and easy to track

    The site also lists Iridium Flares (see, I'm a geek) which are visible even in the day time. Sorta like a miniature flash bulb going off in the middle of the sky.
     
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  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    We probably don't need any colorful details on the probing, so... :eek:
     
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  5. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Or Uranus
     
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  6. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Whose anus???
     
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  7. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

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    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
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    Space Nuts? Dang, I thought Spaceballs finally had a sequel.
     
  8. Luis

    Luis iMTB Addict

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    Sylmar
    Name:
    Luis
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    The only reason I clicked on this too :laugh:
     
  9. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    This thread "is" the sequel...:coffee:
     
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  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

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    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Haha, made you look! :laugh:
     
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  11. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    David
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    Don't fence me in!
  12. ULEWZ

    ULEWZ Member

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    Northridge, Ca
    Name:
    Lew
    Current Bike:
    2015 Intense Tracer Pro Carbon
    Did you guys take up space in school?
     
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  13. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    This is what happens when you combine Spaceballs with Grape Nuts. :eek:
     
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