[karc] Re: Good Space Station visible passes

  • From: Kim Hay <cdnspooky@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 08:45:32 -0400 (EDT)

va3dac@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

In case anyone is interested.

We have an All Sky Camera, and we caught the ISS on Friday May 8 in the
early hours of the pass, which was at 81 degrees, and again yesterday (May
11) when at a 50 degree pass.

See here for the images.http://www.starlightcascade.ca/concam/
under Special.

Kim
VA3KDH



>> Thanks Phil,
> We are out this evening but I think I will take this info along and see
if
> we can see anything.
> Dave
> VA3DAC
>> There are good Space Station visible passes Monday and Tuesday
evenings,
>> and the weather should be good.
>> Date Mag Starts Max. altitude Ends
>> Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
>> 11 May -0.9 20:48:43 10 S  20:50:58 21 SE  20:53:14 10 E
>> 11 May -1.4 22:23:13 10 WSW 22:26:04 50 NNW 22:28:56 10 NE
>> 11 May 0.7 23:59:34 10 WNW 00:00:52 17 NNW 00:00:52 17 NNW
>> 12 May -2.4 21:13:52 10 SW  21:16:44 64 SSE 21:19:38 10 ENE
>> The Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope will not be visible during
this repair mission because the HST orbit has a
>> low 28.5 degree inclination orbit. The ground track never comes north
of
>> Florida.
>> .. Phil VE3HST
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