Yep, I was planning on using my shortwave. Long-time companion at the eyepiece. (See S&T, October 2000, page 139. Top left photo) I did notice the duration in your first post, and made a mental note to not expect to see the approach- but you never know. Even a glint would be nice, especially if I don't see a transit. Thanks for the CalSky lag tip. --- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:
The Sun will be up so I do not know if the ISS at -0.5 mag will be visible as it approaches. It may be a "negative" apparent transit - a black ISS traversing a blue-white Moon.
The transit duration is only 1 second.
I also find having a watch preset to accurate UTC time necessary. Personally, I have a pocket shortwave radio and listen to the NIST WWV Shortwave Time Broadcast. Frequencies (Mhz) 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20. In my experience, the ISS transits are usually 2 or 3 minutes after the posted CalSky time.
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