Watch out for the ISS and the space shuttle!
the next bright one will be as quoted aboveacc wrote:BTW, the next favourable pass will be on 14 Sep starting at 19:17:24. Mag -0.7. Direction and altitude is similar to today's. Enjoy!
it would be good to register at www.heavens-above.com to find out about the main highlights of the week
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Although passes tend to occur in batches, yesterday's pass was the best of them.
The things that you will have to note will be the maximum altitude and the time. A low max. alt. means that it will not be as high and will appear and dissapear much quicker. If the time is too early in the evening or late in the morning, it means that the sky will be bright.
Last night's pass was therefore rare - late and high, with good weather - even rarer, and with the space shuttle docked with ISS, even rarer still.
Jennifer, let us know if you catch it again in the next few days!
Cheers,
Chris
The things that you will have to note will be the maximum altitude and the time. A low max. alt. means that it will not be as high and will appear and dissapear much quicker. If the time is too early in the evening or late in the morning, it means that the sky will be bright.
Last night's pass was therefore rare - late and high, with good weather - even rarer, and with the space shuttle docked with ISS, even rarer still.
Jennifer, let us know if you catch it again in the next few days!
Cheers,
Chris
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I see... Well I guess I should have asked around before i announced it on the bulletin boards on friendster :) I'll be sure to check in if i do see it!!! :)chrisyeo wrote:Although passes tend to occur in batches, yesterday's pass was the best of them.
The things that you will have to note will be the maximum altitude and the time. A low max. alt. means that it will not be as high and will appear and dissapear much quicker. If the time is too early in the evening or late in the morning, it means that the sky will be bright.
Last night's pass was therefore rare - late and high, with good weather - even rarer, and with the space shuttle docked with ISS, even rarer still.
Jennifer, let us know if you catch it again in the next few days!
Cheers,
Chris
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