Yes, I was quite literally burning up a few hours ago.
Yes, I had to resort to the air-conditioner just to get the temperature back to tolerable levels.
Yes, I gulped down glass after glass of Coke to keep from dehydrating.
Yet all the while the skies were clear, and that was the only good thing about the heat.
But close to dusk, the rain poured down. The temperature went down, but the overcast sky threatened to spoil my view of the International Space Station as it passes directly overhead at exactly 7:08 PM local time.
The rain stopped barely five minutes before 7, and the clouds started to part slowly but surely.
At the appointed time, I was staring at the southwest. It was a good thing that it was the clearest portion of the sky, for a bright dot soon came out.
I was staring up at the sky for a good two minutes. The ISS went from the southwest to the northeast within a few minutes, easily brighter than the visible stars at that time. I could even make out the Space Shuttle beside it (or were my eyes playing tricks?).
Hahahaha. Ang babaw ng kaligayahan ko.
How I wish that I had a good pair of binoculars with me...
For those of you who want to see the ISS for yourselves, there would be another flyby directly above the Philippines on Tuesday, March 25 with the same brightness as what I saw just a few minutes ago.
Enjoy!
Yes, I had to resort to the air-conditioner just to get the temperature back to tolerable levels.
Yes, I gulped down glass after glass of Coke to keep from dehydrating.
Yet all the while the skies were clear, and that was the only good thing about the heat.
But close to dusk, the rain poured down. The temperature went down, but the overcast sky threatened to spoil my view of the International Space Station as it passes directly overhead at exactly 7:08 PM local time.
The rain stopped barely five minutes before 7, and the clouds started to part slowly but surely.
At the appointed time, I was staring at the southwest. It was a good thing that it was the clearest portion of the sky, for a bright dot soon came out.
I was staring up at the sky for a good two minutes. The ISS went from the southwest to the northeast within a few minutes, easily brighter than the visible stars at that time. I could even make out the Space Shuttle beside it (or were my eyes playing tricks?).
Hahahaha. Ang babaw ng kaligayahan ko.
How I wish that I had a good pair of binoculars with me...
For those of you who want to see the ISS for yourselves, there would be another flyby directly above the Philippines on Tuesday, March 25 with the same brightness as what I saw just a few minutes ago.
Enjoy!
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