[AZ-Observing] Re: ISS and Hubble passes
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:57:40 -0700
Thanks Randy!
Jeff
At 11:52 -0700 1/14/06, Randy Peterson wrote:
>Next Tuesday, January 17, there will be a good pass over the metro
>Phoenix area (and a good deal of Arizona) by the International Space
>Station. At about 6:25 pm MST, face north, and look to the
>northwest. It is bright enough that you don't need optical aid,
>being brighter than Mars. At about 6:28 pm it will pass roughly
>overhead. It will be fading into the southeast horizon a bit after
>6:30 pm. Yep, a bit over 5 minutes from horizon to horizon, so if
>you don't set a timer to remind you to go outside to look, you'll
>miss it.
>Hold on - the show's not over yet! About eleven minutes later that
>same night, at about 6:41 pm MST, face south, and look to the
>west-southwest. Bright enough to be seen naked eye (but
>considerably dimmer than the ISS) will be the Hubble Space
>Telescope, shining a bit dimmer than Polaris. At 6:45 pm, it will
>pass due south at about 42 degrees altitude from the Phoenix area -
>about half way from the southern horizon to your zenith (straight
>up). At 6:48 pm, it will fade into the east-southeast horizon.
>
>Check it out at Heavens Above: http://www.heavens-above.com/
>
>I have watched these with binoculars in the past on occasion, but
>just watching with my unaided eye seems more satisfying to me.
>Clear skies!
>
>Randy Peterson
>EVAC Events co-coordinator
>events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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