FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Definitely a beautiful sight

[Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>]

Hmm, Shuttle brighter than ISS?  I have seen several other ISS/STS events when 
they are separated, and ISS has always been quite a bit brighter.  And 
currently, the ISS is an even larger body than it was in previous sightings.

Tom



 
> From: "Neville Cole" <nevillecole@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/08/06 Sat AM 08:41:42 EDT
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Definitely a beautiful sight
> 
> The Shuttle/ ISS pass sure was worth waking up for!
> 
> Like Thad, I also missed a good part of it due to clouds, but you know, the 
> thin clumpy ones they passed behind kinda added to the whole experience as 
> they winked in and out of visivility behind them before they went behind the 
> thicker ones.
> 
> According to Heavens Above, the ISS was the dimmer leading object and the 
> shuttle was the brighter trailing one.  I thought the ISS would have been 
> brighter, being a larger object overall, but perhaps the geometry of how 
> each vessel is oriented towards us matters.  Or maybe the shuttle's doors 
> are still open?  Dunno.
> 
> Neville
> 
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