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&nbsp;cl This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CC6695.7EC8C970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It sure was great here in Moncton too Sherman. Thanks for advising us. CHEERS FROM HERE...........NELSON POIRIER EMAIL nelson@nb.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sherman Williams=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:39 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Aug 29) The Space Station makes a very nice high pass over Avonport tonight. = Will be at its highest at 9:07 p.m., slightly north of directly overhead = (a neck breaker). It comes out of the WNW a couple of minutes before = that and should be visible for nearly 2 minutes after. It hits Earth's = shadow low in the ESE at 9:09. Depending on your location it comes up = through the Big Dipper handle and departs through the east corner of the = Summer Triangle.=20 The 3 Summer Triangle stars should just popping into view by the time = of ISS pass. Vega (the brightest), along with Deneb, are stars = essentially overhead. The 3rd star, Altair, in Aquilla the Eagle, is = nearer the south horizon (but still nice and high). ISS will pass = nearest Deneb, the tail of Cygnus the Swan. Those three bright stars = make up a large triangle that dominates the higher portion of the summer = sky.=20 If you take this link = http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html you can select a = place nearest your location. The link shows a diagram of Earth showing = the current position of ISS at the time you make the link. Now click on = ISS under Satellites and up comes the current schedule of visible = passes. Especially note the Time and altidude and direction of the Max. = part of the pass. Clicking on the date in the current part of the schedule gives a star = map with the ISS track across the sky. At this point you can also get a = map showing the Ground Track (places on the ground that would see the = ISS go directly overhead). Currently there is a crew of 6 onboard the station = http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Cheers. Hope someone gets to see the pass. Sherman ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CC6695.7EC8C970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.17102" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It sure was great here in Moncton too = Sherman.=20 Thanks for advising us.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CHEERS FROM HERE...........NELSON=20 POIRIER</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>EMAIL <A=20 href=3D"mailto:nelson@nb.sympatico.ca">nelson@nb.sympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dshermwms@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:shermwms@eastlink.ca">Sherman=20 Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 29, 2011 = 7:39=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Space = Station Pass=20 tonight (Aug 29)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>The Space Station makes a very nice high pass over Avonport = tonight. Will=20 be at its highest at 9:07 p.m., slightly north of directly overhead (a = neck=20 breaker). It comes out of the WNW a couple of minutes before that and = should=20 be visible for nearly 2 minutes after. It hits Earth's shadow low in = the ESE=20 at 9:09. Depending on your location it comes up through the Big = Dipper=20 handle and departs through the east corner of the Summer = Triangle. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>The 3 Summer Triangle stars should just popping into view by the = time of=20 ISS pass. Vega (the brightest), along with Deneb, are stars = essentially=20 overhead. The 3rd star, Altair, in Aquilla the Eagle, is nearer the = south=20 horizon (but still nice and high). ISS will pass nearest Deneb, = the tail=20 of Cygnus the Swan. Those three bright stars make up a large = triangle=20 that dominates the higher portion of the summer sky. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>If you take this link <A=20 = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html">http://web= .mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html</A> you=20 can select a place nearest your location. The link shows a diagram of = Earth=20 showing the current position of ISS at the time you make the link. Now = click on ISS under Satellites and up comes the current schedule = of=20 visible passes. Especially note the Time and altidude and = direction of=20 the Max. part of the pass.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Clicking on the date in the current part of the schedule gives a = star map=20 with the ISS track across the sky. At this point you can also = get a map=20 showing the Ground Track (places on the ground that would see the ISS = go=20 directly overhead).</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Currently there is a crew of 6 onboard the station <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html">http:/= /www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html</A></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers. Hope someone gets to see the pass.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Sherman</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CC6695.7EC8C970--
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