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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-32-194394084 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Greetings Andy, 700 km is a very reasonable number for that time. It makes a complete orbit in about 91 minutes. This link should bring up the ground track with time stamps for this evening's pass (Jan 31), that should will pretty well answer your quietion. http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp? date=39478.9528593415&lat=44.600&lng=-65.750&alt=30&loc=Digby&TZ=AST&sat id=25544 This is available for any pass if you go to the Heavens-Above site, you can use my Digby link. The schedule that comes up will be quite adequate for your location ( http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ ISS_Page.html ). Click on the date for the scheduleed pass of interest; it will take you to the pass superimposed on a star chart. Once here look for "Ground track" and click on the blue highlighted text for a nice map showing the time stamped ground over which the ISS is tracking relative to your location. Solid line is when in sunlight (when close enough to reflect light in your direction, it becomes visible), broken line is its track where and when it goes into shadow or below horizon (not visible). Hope this helps. Sherman shermw@xcountry.tv PS: if you click on the "Orbit" link near top of schedule page, it will take you to a world map showing the ground track for the current orbit and the current position of the station. As time passes, if you reload (refresh the page) it will update the ISS position. On 31-Jan-08, at 11:23 PM, Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan wrote: > I'm curious to know where (or over where), the ISS was when it > first appeared, and where it was over when it disappeared from > view. As I understand it, the space station is travelling at about > 7.7 km per second . I didn't time it, but I guess it was in view > for about 90 seconds, so the arc that it was visible would have > been about 700 km? > Andy Moir > Freeport --Apple-Mail-32-194394084 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Greetings Andy,<div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>700 km is a very = reasonable number for that time. =A0It makes a complete orbit in about = 91 minutes. =A0This link should bring up the ground track with time = stamps for this evening's pass (Jan 31), that should will pretty well = answer your quietion.<div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D39478.9528593415&am= p;lat=3D44.600&lng=3D-65.750&alt=3D30&loc=3DDigby&TZ=3DAST= &satid=3D25544">http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D39478.9= 528593415&lat=3D44.600&lng=3D-65.750&alt=3D30&loc=3DDigby&= amp;TZ=3DAST&satid=3D25544</a></div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>This is available for any = pass if you go to the Heavens-Above site, you can use my Digby link. The = schedule that comes up will be quite adequate for your location ( =A0<a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html">http://web.mac= .com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html</a>=A0=A0).</div><div>Click on the = date for the scheduleed pass of interest; =A0it will take you to the = pass superimposed on a star chart. =A0Once here look for "Ground track" = =A0and click on the blue highlighted text for a nice map showing the = time stamped ground over which the ISS is tracking relative to your = location. Solid line is when in sunlight (when close enough to reflect = light in your direction, it becomes visible), broken line is its track = where and when it goes into shadow or below horizon (not = visible).</div><div><br><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Hope this = helps.</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Sherman=A0</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a></div><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div>PS: if you click on the "Orbit" = link near top of schedule page, it will take you to a world map showing = the ground track for the current orbit and the current position of the = station. As time passes, if you reload (refresh the page) it will update = the ISS position.</span></div><br><div><div>On 31-Jan-08, at 11:23 PM, = Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">I'm curious to know where (or over where),=A0 the ISS=A0was = when it first appeared, and where it was over when it disappeared from = view.=A0As I understand it, the=A0space station=A0is travelling at about = 7.7 km per second .=A0 I didn't time it, but I guess it was in view for = about 90 seconds, so the arc that it was visible would have been about = 700 km?=A0</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Andy = Moir</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2