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[AZ-Observing] Re: Shuttle/ISS Visible Pass Saturday Morning
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:44:27 -0400
I wrote:
> The timeline has final separation of the Shuttle and Space Station at 2:05
> a.m. Saturday, so we should be able to see the two separate craft three hours
> later.
I just learned from somebody who appears to know what he's talking about that
the Shuttle and ISS will be separated by 29km by 5:20 tomorrow morning.
Heavens Above gives a distance of 518km at closest approach. Do the trig, and
you get an angular separation of 3.2 degrees. They will be moving across the
sky at roughly 1 degree per second.
Should be quite a sight!
Tom
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