[karc] Re: Possible Shuttle pass
- From: Phil Somers <pwsomers@xxxxxxxx>
- To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:29:48 -0800 (PST)
Well, I saw the Shuttle and 25 minutes later, the Space Station. But I forgot
to look for the Iridium flare. I'm glad Dave saw it.
Last Wednesday night, I watched the Space Station go directly overhead. Then a
couple of minutes later, there was a much smaller object behind it, on the same
track but going much faster. I checked later and found out that it was a new
Russian module for the Space Station. It had been launched the previous day and
was going faster because it was apparently still in a much lower orbit. It
docked the next day.
... Phil VE3HST
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