Traveller

[kheldarthedwarf]

Our Friday night game went well. The party got the married couple to one of the nearby systems without too much difficulty (other than a short fist-fight that broke out between Gabby and a crew member of the ship they were on. Apparently Gabby can be a little... "snooty" over her status as Dame, and ended up provoking someone into taking a swing at

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[allyrapixie]

Dang, I was going to look, and I forgot! Ah well. Brain... dead....

[kheldarthedwarf]

Everyone agreed it was really spectacular. Sorry you missed it.

Check this website for details on satellite watching:
http://www.heavens-above.com/

[allyrapixie]

Wow. Uh, looks a little complicated. :) I'm a bit more amateur than this, I'm afraid.

[kheldarthedwarf]

Honestly, it's not as scary as it looks. Honestly. Just pick your location. Then from the main menu page select one of the daily predictions for all satellites options. That'll show you what time to be watching. Click on the listed time and it'll take you to a page that has a sky map of the route. Just print it, then hold it up over your head and you'll be able to know exactly where to watch.

Easy!

More Information Please

[hameed]

This sounds like fun. Do you need a telescope? Where do you find the daily predictions?

Re: More Information Please

[kheldarthedwarf]

No telescope or even binoculars needed.

From the main page just follow the "Select your location" link. Then that'll take you to a page where you can get to the daily predictions. Those will list a brightness level (a lower number is more visible). The limit you can see unaided is about +6 or +7. The full moon is -12.7. Sirius (the brightest star) is -1.44. I think the ISS when we saw it peaked around -3 or -4. I don't recall the exact number, but it was BRIGHT.

Re: More Information Please

[hameed]

I must be missing the url cause I don't know how to get to the main page.

Re: More Information Please

[kheldarthedwarf]

http://www.heavens-above.com/

In the Anonymous users section.