Did it work? Did you see father Christmas - aka the International Space Station - in the night sky last night?
The station was due to be visible above Gloucester for a four-minute window at 5.22pm last night and it was the perfect excuse for mums dads to sprinkle a little extra festive magic with their little ones.
Did you see the station? What did your kids think?
NASA's website lists the upcoming space station timings above Gloucester here.