The predictions Heavens-Above posted early today were way off. But the ones they posted later were spot on and it appeared right on schedule this evening. Brighter than Deneb so it was easy to see despite a cloud infested sky. Looks like we've got a few more chances to see it over the next few days. patrick On 25 Sep 2008, at 16:26, Patrick Wiggins wrote:

It looks like we'll have a chance to see Shenzhou 7 tonight and the next few nights.

Go to the following and click on the "Shenzhou VII" link.

http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=40.761&lng=-111.890&loc=Salt+Lake+City&TZ=...

Note that it wont be very bright and that some observers are reporting seeing two objects, apparently one being part of the booster.

patrick