I just received word that ISS is predicted to pass in front of the Moon for some Utahns the morning of Tuesday the 15th. Moon will about 62 degrees above the horizon. Even better, the station will be illuminated as it moves across the sky so, as was the case on the 10th of May (http://utahastro.info/occultations/ISSMOON10MAY2006.MOV) we'll be able to see it approach the Moon. The down side is that the forecast is being made nearly 2 weeks out so I'm guessing there's a fair chance ISS's orbit will have shifted enough be then that we may not see it after all. The data, calculated for SPOC, follows. Patrick A - travel distance (kilometers) and direction B - date C - time (hhmmss) D - elevation angle of the ISS E - azimuth angle of the ISS ( + is East from North; - is W from N) F - range (kilometers) G - latitude for observing the transit H - longitude I - elevation above Mean Sea Level (meters) A------- B----- C----- D--- E----- F--- G------- H-------- I--- 34.9 NW 15 Aug 051316 61.8 132.0 385 40.8871 -112.5508 1281 27.7 NW 15 Aug 051317 61.8 132.1 385 40.8457 -112.4786 1426 20.8 NW 15 Aug 051318 61.9 132.1 385 40.8053 -112.4078 1280 14.5 N 15 Aug 051319 62.0 132.2 385 40.7644 -112.3366 1265 10.0 N 15 Aug 051320 62.0 132.3 385 40.7234 -112.2654 1265 9.3 NE 20.43 40.7044 -112.2330 10.5 NE 15 Aug 051321 62.1 132.3 383 40.6788 -112.1892 2357 15.1 E 15 Aug 051322 62.2 132.4 383 40.6396 -112.1210 1759 21.6 E 15 Aug 051323 62.3 132.4 383 40.5993 -112.0512 1519 28.5 E 15 Aug 051324 62.3 132.5 383 40.5583 -111.9809 1424 35.6 E 15 Aug 051325 62.4 132.6 383 40.5174 -111.9105 1345
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Patrick Wiggins