[NatureNS] International Space Station?

Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:23:00 -0300
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Hi Brian and others,

The smaller. less bright  object was the supply vehicle nicknamed  
ATV.   The Space Station and the ATV will be making passes over the  
next few evenings.  Here are some links to get predictions at the  
Heavens Above site.   ISS is the space station schedule.  It's a neat  
site for getting sky information re satellite schedules and plenet  
and star information.

The ISS makes a nice pass over Avonport between 8:46 and 8:50 p.m.  
this evening (up 50 degrees above the NNW), coming out of the west
The ATV is earlier: 8:34 to 8:36 p.m. (up 57 degrees above NNW)  
coming out of the west
These showld be seen over most of the Maritimes at about the same  
times; the altitude track will vary somewhat.

The ATV
http://www.spacetoday.org/SpcStns/ATV/ATV.html

Set configuration to get predictions set for your own location
http://www.heavens-above.com/

My preselected Maritime sites near you
http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html

Heavens Above Predictions from Grand Manan
http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=44.70575&lng=-66.81335&loc=Grand 
+Manan+NB&alt=54&tz=AST

It should be a great night for sky watching if you have a dark  
location.  Jupiter is brightly shining above the south.  Venus is now  
visible naked eye low in the west between 7:45 and 8:15 (very bright,  
just above the salmon pink twilight zone).

Sherman

On 21/09/2008, at 9:00 PM, Brian Dalzell wrote:

> I was out after dark tonight listening for night-herons (heard and  
> then saw four) and about 8:25 pm I noticed a very bright satellite  
> passing by overhead, accompanied by a smaller, less bright  
> satellite.  I'm assuming the bright one was the International Space  
> Station, and the tag-along might have been one of the space  
> shuttles.  I checked Spaceweather.com and they say there are no  
> satellite flybys scheduled for the next 10 days.  Perhaps someone  
> in the know can confirm if this is indeed what I saw (the duo was  
> moving from roughly the WSW to the ENE.
>
> Brian Dalzell
> Grand Manan, NB.


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<div>Hi Brian and others,</div><div><br></div><div>The smaller. less =
bright =A0object was the supply vehicle nicknamed ATV. =A0 The Space =
Station and the ATV will be making passes over the next few evenings. =
=A0Here are some links to get predictions at the Heavens Above site. =A0 =
ISS is the space station schedule. =A0It's a neat site for getting sky =
information re satellite schedules and plenet and star =
information.</div><div><br></div><div>The ISS makes a nice pass over =
Avonport between 8:46 and 8:50 p.m. this evening (up 50 degrees above =
the NNW), coming out of the west</div><div>The ATV is earlier: 8:34 to =
8:36 p.m. (up 57 degrees above NNW)=A0coming out of the =
west</div><div>These showld be seen over most of the Maritimes at about =
the same times; the altitude track will vary =
somewhat.</div><div><br></div><div>The ATV</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.spacetoday.org/SpcStns/ATV/ATV.html">http://www.spaceto=
day.org/SpcStns/ATV/ATV.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Set =
configuration to get predictions set for your own location</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/">http://www.heavens-above.com/</a></=
div><div><br></div><div>My preselected Maritime sites near =
you</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html">http://web.mac=
.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Heavens =
Above Predictions from Grand Manan</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=3D44.70575&amp;lng=3D-66.81335&a=
mp;loc=3DGrand+Manan+NB&amp;alt=3D54&amp;tz=3DAST">http://www.heavens-abov=
e.com/?lat=3D44.70575&amp;lng=3D-66.81335&amp;loc=3DGrand+Manan+NB&amp;alt=
=3D54&amp;tz=3DAST</a></div><div><br></div><div>It should be a great =
night for sky watching if you have a dark location. =A0Jupiter is =
brightly shining above the south. =A0Venus is now visible naked eye low =
in the west between 7:45 and 8:15 (very bright, just above the salmon =
pink twilight =
zone).</div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><br><div><div>On =
21/09/2008, at 9:00 PM, Brian Dalzell wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">I was out after dark tonight listening for =
night-herons (heard and then saw four) and about 8:25 pm I noticed a =
very bright satellite passing by overhead, accompanied by a smaller, =
less bright satellite.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</span>I'm assuming the bright one was the International Space Station, =
and the tag-along might have been one of the space shuttles.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>I checked Spaceweather.com =
and they say there are no satellite flybys scheduled for the next 10 =
days.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Perhaps someone in =
the know can confirm if this is indeed what I saw (the duo was moving =
from roughly the WSW to the ENE.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brian Dalzell</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Grand Manan, NB.</div> =
</blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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