[AZ-Observing] Monday evening ISS and Shuttle sighting

Nice view of the tandem tonight.  I think it would have been hard not to
see them if you were looking anywhere to the northeast just after 8pm,
the two separated by the width of my fist at arms length (I think that's
a recognized unit of measure).  The lead satellite (ISS) was a bit
brighter than Vega (slightly brighter than zero mag) while 20 sec or so
behind it was the Shuttle shining just a bit brighter than Deneb (close
to mag 1).  They reached about 20 degrees in the sky and faded while
still 15 degrees or so up as they traveled towards the ENE.  Once the
ISS blinked out, I counted 20 sec before the Shuttle blinked out.
 
It might have been nice to see them in a bit darker sky than my
neighborhood, but still a neat view.
 
- Bernie

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