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Post by johnmc9929 on Sept 20, 2004 18:44:45 GMT
Hi Everyone, there will be a fantastic passage of the ISS tonight starting in the west at about 10 degrees at 20.52, it reaches 47 degrees at 20.55 passing just above Altair (the bottom star in the Summer Triangle) and fading into the Earth's shadow in the south east at 20.57. The Magnitude is -0.3 which is bright enough not to be mistaken for anything else. Start watching about ten minutes before the predicted time just in case it might be early. Hopefully we will get a break in the clouds long enough to observe it. Johnmc9929.
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Post by paulevans on Sept 20, 2004 19:48:16 GMT
Just off to have a look! P.
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Post by paulevans on Sept 20, 2004 20:04:54 GMT
.... and very good it was too here in Bangor where it seemed to pick pretty much the clearest route through the gaps in the clouds. One of these nights I'd like to try getting an image of it. It ought to be possible as it's approximately Jupiter sized in angular terms. The problem is the speed of movement! P.
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Post by johnmc9929 on Sept 20, 2004 21:27:01 GMT
yeah Paul, saw it here as well, but lost it before it reached the Earth's shadow, some high cloud. It was a beautiful pass, seemed to wobble a bit off a straight line, or maybe that was my eyes? There's another good pass at 45 degrees on Wednesday 22nd 20.14 to 20.20! Johnmc9929.
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