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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01B1_01CA3235.C68682C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reception was very good here in Barrington. The shuttle lead the way ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sherman Williams=20 To: Naturens ; BLOMIDON NATURALIST LIST=20 Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Space Station passes tonight (Tuesday)with a = little star gazing. As mentioned last evening, Space Station is once again visible in the = evening sky. Tonight's pass will be interesting to catch because the = Shuttle, Discovery will have separated from the Space Station (ISS), so = they should appear as separate objects on the same track as they pass. = ( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html ) For Maritime Canadians, the pass should be a nice one (if cloud does = not get in the way). The pass begins shortly after 8:44 p.m. appearing = out of the SW. It reaches the peak of the pass in the SE at close to = 8:47 p.m. and enters Earth shadow in the east about 8:48. At the height = of the pass for the Annapolis Valley it will reach about 43 degrees = above the SE horizon (about halfway to overhead). If you are NW of the = Ann. Valley it will be lower. If SE of me then it will appear higher.=20 See this link for the overhead track. ( = http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D40064.9908457767&lat=3D45.= 100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3DAST&satid=3D25544 ) The reflection from the station should get nearly as bright as Venus = (Mag minus 3.9) and quite a bit brighter than Jupiter (Mag minus 2.8) = In measuring star and planet brightness, more negative is brighter, more = positive is dimmer. Vega is Mag 0, Deneb is near Mag +1 For Avonport, the ISS will pass just below the star Altair, in the = constellation, AQUILA, The Eagle, which is the southern most part of the = Summer Triangle (marked by 3 bright stars: Altair (AQUILA), Deneb = (CYGNUS) and Vega (LYRA) (two bright stars near overhead). Vega is = brightest and most to the west. Jupiter is the bright star-like light = low in the SE.So there is a little star gazing you can do during the = pass. =20 Here is a link to a star chart drawn for Avonport (Annapolis Valley = view) at the time of the pass. ( = http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=3D25544&lat=3D45.100&l= ng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3DAST&Date=3D40064.9908457767 ) If you note the track the station takes relative to Altair where you = live, and compare it to its track for Annapolis Valley viewers, you will = be seeing the difference one's Earth surface location makes (a little = navigation observation). For Avonport, the station will pass about about = 8 degrees below Altair and about 24 degrees above Jupiter (a vertically = held fist sighted at arms length against the sky is about a 10 degree = angle) There is a 2nd pass about 90+min later but it hits the Earth shadow = before it hardly gets above the horizon. There is another great pass tomorrow evening as well. This link will get you pass details. http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html Happy observing, Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2353 - Release Date: = 09/08/09 06:48:00 ------=_NextPart_000_01B1_01CA3235.C68682C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Reception was very good here in = Barrington.=20 The shuttle lead the way</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dsherm@glinx.com href=3D"mailto:sherm@glinx.com">Sherman = Williams</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Naturens</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dnature@blomidonnaturalists.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">BLOMIDON NATURALIST = LIST</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 08, = 2009 3:57=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Space = Station passes=20 tonight (Tuesday)with a little star gazing.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">As mentioned last evening, Space Station is = once=20 again visible in the evening sky. Tonight's pass will be = interesting to=20 catch because the Shuttle, Discovery will have separated from the = Space=20 Station (ISS), so they should appear as separate objects on the = same=20 track as they pass. </DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">( <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html">http:/= /www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html</A> )</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">For Maritime Canadians, the pass should be = a nice one=20 (if cloud does not get in the way). The pass begins shortly = after 8:44=20 p.m. appearing out of the SW. It reaches the peak of the pass in = the SE=20 at close to 8:47 p.m. and enters Earth shadow in the east about = 8:48. At=20 the height of the pass for the Annapolis Valley it will reach about 43 = degrees=20 above the SE horizon (about halfway to overhead). If you are NW of the = Ann.=20 Valley it will be lower. If SE of me then it will appear=20 higher. </DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">See this link for the overhead track.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">( <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D40064.9908457767&a= mp;lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3D= AST&satid=3D25544">http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D400= 64.9908457767&lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DA= vonport&TZ=3DAST&satid=3D25544</A> )</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">The reflection from the station should get = nearly as=20 bright as Venus (Mag minus 3.9) and quite a bit brighter than Jupiter = (Mag=20 minus 2.8) In measuring star and planet brightness, more = negative is=20 brighter, more positive is dimmer. Vega is Mag 0, Deneb is near Mag = +1</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">For Avonport, the ISS will pass just below = the star=20 Altair, in the constellation, AQUILA, The Eagle, which is the southern = most=20 part of the Summer Triangle (marked by 3 bright stars: Altair = (AQUILA),=20 Deneb (CYGNUS) and Vega (LYRA) (two bright stars near overhead). = Vega is=20 brightest and most to the west. Jupiter is the bright star-like=20 light low in the SE.So there is a little star gazing you can do = during=20 the pass. </DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Here is a link to a star chart drawn for = Avonport=20 (Annapolis Valley view) at the time of the pass.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">( <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=3D25544&la= t=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3DAST= &Date=3D40064.9908457767">http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.as= p?SatID=3D25544&lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3D= Avonport&TZ=3DAST&Date=3D40064.9908457767</A> )</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">If you note the track the station takes = relative to=20 Altair where you live, and compare it to its track for Annapolis = Valley=20 viewers, you will be seeing the difference one's Earth surface = location makes=20 (a little navigation observation). For Avonport, the station will pass = about=20 about 8 degrees below Altair and about 24 degrees above=20 Jupiter (a vertically held fist sighted at arms length = against the=20 sky is about a 10 degree angle)</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">There is a 2nd pass about 90+min later but = it hits=20 the Earth shadow before it hardly gets above the horizon.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">There is another great pass tomorrow = evening as=20 well.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">This link will get you pass details.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><A=20 = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html">http://web.ma= c.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html</A></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Happy observing,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"> Sherman</DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG = -=20 www.avg.com <BR>Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2353 - = Release=20 Date: 09/08/09 06:48:00<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01B1_01CA3235.C68682C0--
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