Excellent ISS pass tomorrow (Thursday) morning
This from NASA for northern Utah: +++++ Time: Thu Jan 08 6:54 AM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 77 degrees, Appears: WSW, Disappears: NE +++++ patrick
Thanks for the heads-up, Patrick. Did you notice that other object a few minutes before the ISS, traveling north to south, and apparently rotating? Either that, or it was the slowest meteor I've ever seen. On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 7:05 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
This from NASA for northern Utah:
+++++ Time: Thu Jan 08 6:54 AM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 77 degrees, Appears: WSW, Disappears: NE +++++
On 08 Jan 2015, at 06:00, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up, Patrick.
Just fulfilling my "ambassadorial" duties. LOL!
Did you notice that other object a few minutes before the ISS, traveling north to south, and apparently rotating? Either that, or it was the slowest meteor I've ever seen.
No. After 11 hours of taking data I just wanted to get some sleep so I turned in about 50 minutes before the pass.
Thanks for the heads-up, Patrick! While I'm not the biggest fan of observing man-made objects, I always enjoy a good iridium flare or ISS sighting. It looked really nice rising up under Jupiter and the moon, and I was able to follow it all the way across the sky, until it faded into the brightening eastern horizon over Capitol Reef. And all from the comfort of a well-placed corner window in our bedroom. ;^) Linton, down in Torrey -----Original Message----- From: Wiggins Patrick Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 7:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Excellent ISS pass tomorrow (Thursday) morning This from NASA for northern Utah: +++++ Time: Thu Jan 08 6:54 AM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 77 degrees, Appears: WSW, Disappears: NE +++++ patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Glad you were able to see it. When I watch an ISS pass I always enjoy thinking about all the heartbeats on board. Another nice pass tomorrow (see below). patrick On 08 Jan 2015, at 16:14, Linton Rohr <lintonius@earthlink.net> wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up, Patrick! While I'm not the biggest fan of observing man-made objects, I always enjoy a good iridium flare or ISS sighting. It looked really nice rising up under Jupiter and the moon, and I was able to follow it all the way across the sky, until it faded into the brightening eastern horizon over Capitol Reef. And all from the comfort of a well-placed corner window in our bedroom. ;^) Linton, down in Torrey
Per CalSky: Friday 9 January 2015 Time 6h06m02s ISS Appears 6h04m50s -3.0mag az:200.3° SSW h:32.5° Culmination 6h06m02s -3.3mag az:139.3° SE h:54.2° distance: 502.8km height above Earth: 415.3km elevation of Sun: -20° Disappears 6h11m24s 1.0mag az: 57.1° ENE horizon
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