[AZ-Observing] Re: ISS/STS-121 pass over Phoenix tonight just before 9pm
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:00:55 -0700
Great show!
As the ISS passed overhead it brightened considerably. I was surprise
as it was maybe 30 degrees East of the meridian when it faded very
rapidly to nothing.
Thanks for the heads up.
Jeff
At 14:59 -0700 7/6/06, Neville Cole wrote:
>Not that we'll be able to actually see it, but there is a very good pass of
>the ISS over the Phoenix Metro area tonight between approx 8:51pm and
>8:57pm.
>
>Check out the Heavens-Above website using this URL:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/mxhbn
>
>For those with scopes that can track these things, it should be a sight to
>see with the Space Shuttle Discovery docked to it. Never seen this myself,
>but I hope to tonight.
>
>Neville
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