Thanks for the heads up Kurt. ISS came over right on time and very bright as usual. I rather like these morning passes as the satellites are already bright when they first come into view. ATV came along a few minutes later but was very faint. I could just barely make it out with naked eye but easy in 7x35. Sun's coming up. Time to turn in. patrick p.s. I trust everyone will be wearing green today (You should see the outfit picked out to teach tonight's class at SPOC in. Ann would never approve. <g>). On 16 Mar 2008, at 19:33, Canopus56 wrote:
Misc raw data from NASA one-click overflight applet and CalSky:
SHUTTLE Mon Mar 17/06:28 AM 3 25 10 above NNW 23 above NE 25 deg max alt -2.1 mag Monday 6:68am 6h31m10s STS-123 Space Shuttle docked with ISS Appears 6h28m19s -1.6mag az:323.2° NW h:8.0° Culmination 6h31m10s -2.1mag az: 26.1° NNE h:25.2° distance: 732.4km height above Earth: 346.0km elevation of sun: -13° Disappears 6h35m49s 2.5mag az: 99.7° E horizon