[AZ-Observing] Re: Space Station Flyover Monday Night

Thanks for the heads-up, Tom. Nice capture of the ISS transit of the Sun.

Are you planning on setting up in a prticular spot and would you mind some 
company? I may drive up from Tucson to try to get an image of this.

-Sam


> On Monday, April 14, there will be an excellent pass of the International 
> Space Station over Phoenix.  The ISS reaches will appear low in the 
> northwest at 7:33 p.m., and pass nearly through the zenith.  It will 
> disappear into the earth's shadow at 7:38, when it will be low in the 
> southeast.
>
> Since the moon is in the sky, it was worth checking the CalSky Web site 
> (http://www.calsky.com/) to see where the Space Station could be seen to 
> pass in front of the moon.  Since the ISS is only 300 miles away when it's 
> near the moon, parallax is significant; the path width is only 3 miles. 
> Go outside that path, and you see only a near miss.  It's best to be on 
> the centerline.
>
> I plotted the centerline over the Valley, and uploaded three images to my 
> Web site.
>
> http://members.cox.net/tpolakis/astro/ISS_path_20080414.jpg
>

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