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Nice pass! Thanks Sherman! It seemed to me (at my location) that about 1/3rd
through the pass it flared to be brighter than the indicated magnitude of
-2.1.
Paul
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Sherman Williams
Sent: September-02-11 6:09 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Sept 2)
This is one of the last visible passes of the Space Station before it
switches to its sequence of early morning visible passes.
It's an early pass, about a half hour after sunset (the sky will still be
fairly bright). The Space Station crosses the SOUTHWESTERN sky about 8:25
p.m., coming out of the WEST, just under the star, Arcturus, and heading
SOUTHEAST. It will look like a bright star, moving steadily along.
Airplanes have flashing lights, the space station shines steadily.
Its maximum altitude will be 34 degrees up in the SW, which is just below
the midway (45 deg)point between horizon (zero deg.) and overhead (90
deg.). If you are north of Avonport it will be lower, south of Avonport it
is higher,( e.g. in Sydney it is 21 deg, in Yarmouth it is 49 deg). When at
its highest in our sky, ISS is overhead near Cape Cod. Actual speed is
about 7 km per sec. at about 380 km above Earth. Because it is within a half
hour of sunset, it will get almost all the way across the sky before it
disappears in Earth's shadow.
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.
Sherman
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sherman Williams<br><b>Sent:</b> September-02-11 =
6:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> =
[NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Sept =
2)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal>This is one of the last visible passes of the Space =
Station before it switches to its sequence of early morning visible =
passes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>It's an early pass, about a half hour after sunset =
(the sky will still be fairly bright). The Space Station crosses the =
SOUTHWESTERN sky about 8:25 p.m., coming out of the WEST, just under the =
star, Arcturus, and heading SOUTHEAST. It will look like a bright =
star, moving steadily along. Airplanes have flashing lights, the =
space station shines steadily. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
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