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Index of Subjects --90e6ba6e87c8df4edd049e030a17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks Sherman, Tuma and I watched them fly over our heads from our balcony in Halifax. A very impressive sight I'm glad you put the info on NatureNS. Nick Honig On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Sherman Williams <sherm@glinx.com> wrote: > This evening (Tues, March 8) there is a nice high (nearly overhead) pass > of both the space station and the shuttle Discovery (its last) > > The shuttle is apparently leading, reaching its high point a few seconds > ahead of the station (the station should be brighter) > > Discovery reaches the height of its pass at 6:51:32 p.m. (18:51:32) > AST, over 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead) > > Space Station reaches peak of its pass at 6:52:05 p.m. (18:52:05) AST over > 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead) > > Both will come out of the westward a couple of minutes before the times > above, and disappear a couple of minutes later toward the southeastward. > > This will be a unique sighting. Two bright stars with people aboard. > > Sherman > > > http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=45.100&lng=-64.250&loc=Avonport&alt=54&tz=AST > > http://www.nasa.gov/ > > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html > --90e6ba6e87c8df4edd049e030a17 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Sherman, Tuma and I watched them fly over our heads from our balcony= in Halifax. A very impressive sight I'm glad you put the info on Natur= eNS.<br><br>Nick Honig<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 201= 1 at 6:09 PM, Sherman Williams <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sher= m@glinx.com">sherm@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde= r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style=3D"wor= d-wrap: break-word;">=A0This evening (Tues, March 8) there is a nice high (= nearly overhead) pass of both the space station and the shuttle Discovery (= its last)<div> <br></div><div>The shuttle is apparently leading, reaching its high point a= few seconds ahead of the station (the station should be brighter)</div><di= v><br></div><div>Discovery reaches the height of its pass at 6:51:32 p.m.= =A0(18:51:32) AST,=A0over 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead)</div> <div><br></div><div>Space Station reaches peak of its pass =A0at 6:52:05 p.= m. (18:52:05) AST=A0over 70 degrees above the SSW=A0(near overhead)</div><d= iv><br></div><div>Both will come out of the westward a couple of minutes be= fore the times above, and disappear a couple of minutes later toward the so= utheastward.</div> <div><br></div><div>This will be a unique sighting. Two bright stars with p= eople aboard.</div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&lo= c=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST" target=3D"_blank">http://www.heaven= s-above.com/?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54= &tz=3DAST</a></div> <div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/" target=3D"_blank">http= ://www.nasa.gov/</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.nasa.go= v/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.nasa.= gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html</a></div> </div></blockquote></div><br> --90e6ba6e87c8df4edd049e030a17--
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