[AZ-Observing] Re: Definitely a beautiful sight
- From: "Neville Cole" <nevillecole@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:07:08 -0700
I know, I was surprised too, but here's what was on Heavens Above:
ISS Aug 06, Mag 0.3
Start Time = 05:20:03, Alt = 10, Az = SSW
Max Time = 05:22:51, Alt = 40, Az = SE
End Time = 05:25:39, Alt = 10, Az = ENE
STS-114 Aug 06, Mag -0.2
Start Time = 05:20:07, Alt = 10, Az = SSW
Max Time = 05:22:54, Alt = 40, Az = SE
End Time = 05:25:42, Alt = 10, Az = ENE
Neville
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From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Definitely a beautiful sight
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:29:06 -0400
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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