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--Boundary_(ID_eV9u1oJ7TP4jzPrB+ObkvA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The one I sent this morning did not post yet (5:30 p.m.) ???? I'll try posting again. ********************* That was a very exciting pass last evening. Many (except parts of PEI, parts of Cumberland Co and North Colchester) were able to observe and others even photographed the track of the two craft as they passed (see http://www.spaceweather.com/ for some track photos). Discovery was in the lead (much dimmer); the ISS was a few seconds behind. The combined human population making the pass above us was 13. Discovery is SCHEDULED TO LAND Thursday at 8:05 p.m. ADT ( http:// www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html ), in the meantime, as far as I can see presently, the Shuttle is orbiting several seconds (perhaps about 45 sec) ahead of the ISS and therefore both should make another interesting pass this evening between 9:08 p.m. and 9:13 p.m. Note that the shuttle times could be different by the time of the visible pass tonight, but the ISS times will be still on this schedule and, hopefully, the shuttle will only be a short distance ahead. This is the link I've been following for checking their location relative to each other. ( http:// www.n2yo.com/?s=35811|25544 ) It uses a Google Map so when you link, zoom in a bit to show the separation relative to Earth Geography. ...and if you click on the ISS symbol you can choose to keep the selection centered while you zoom in or out. Also, at the site, predictions of pass times can be obtained. The following is also a simple pass schedule source based on postal code ( http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/? PHPSESSID=g8qk1bhbphu63jt88v9drvd3s5 ) MAIN PASS DETAILS For Maritime Canadians, the pass will be a nice one (if cloud does not get in the way). The ISS pass begins shortly after 9:08 p.m. appearing out of the WSW. It reaches the peak of the pass at 9:11:31 p.m., high in the NNW . It enters Earth shadow in the NE about one minute later. The Shuttle if it remains at its present spacing, will be about 45 seconds ahead of ISS and is the dimmer of the two. At the peak of the pass for Annapolis Valley observers, it will reach about 65 degrees above the NNW horizon (that's a nice high altitude, getting close to overhead (OUCH my neck!)). If you are NW of the Ann. Valley , say, in St John or Moncton it will pass essentially OVERHEAD! If SE of me, it will appear a bit lower, toward the north. See this link for the overhead track (the broken line represents when the track hits Earth's shadow). ( http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp? date=40066.0079921782&lat=45.100&lng=-64.250&alt=54&loc=Avonport&TZ=AST& satid=25544 ) Both shine by reflected sunlight from their 350 km height above Earth, zipping along at about 7.5 km per sec.; the ISS reflects much more light than the Shuttle (ISS brighter than Jupiter, shuttle about like a bright star). Their light shines continuously where as passing aircraft have flashing lights. The ISS disappears into Earth shadow near the constellation, CASSIOPEA. If you are interested in a star chart of its track drawn for Avonport (Annapolis Valley view) go to ( http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp? SatID=25544&lat=45.100&lng=-64.250&alt=54&loc=Avonport&TZ=AST&Date=40066 .0079921782 ) The ISS makes another good pass Thursday evening but if all goes well the shuttle will have landed by then. This link will get you pass details. http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html Happy observing, Sherman --Boundary_(ID_eV9u1oJ7TP4jzPrB+ObkvA) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The one I sent this morning did = not post yet (5:30 p.m.) ???? I'll try posting = again.<div>*********************</div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">That was a very = exciting pass last evening. Many (except parts of PEI, parts of = Cumberland Co and North Colchester) were able to observe and others even = photographed the track of the two craft as they passed (see <a = href=3D"http://www.spaceweather.com/"><font color=3D"#0000ed" = style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.spaceweather.com/</u></font></a> for some = track photos). Discovery was in the lead (much dimmer); the = ISS was a few seconds behind. The combined human population making the = pass above us was 13. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">Discovery is SCHEDULED TO LAND Thursday at 8:05 p.m. ADT = ( <a = href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html"><font = color=3D"#0000ed" style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html</u><= /font></a> ), in the meantime, as far as I can see presently, = the Shuttle is orbiting several seconds (perhaps about 45 sec) = ahead of the ISS and therefore both should make another interesting pass = this evening between 9:08 p.m. and 9:13 p.m. Note that the = shuttle times could be different by the time of the visible pass = tonight, but the ISS times will be still on this schedule = and, hopefully, the shuttle will only be a short distance ahead. = This is the link I've been following for checking their location = relative to each other. ( <a = href=3D"http://www.n2yo.com/?s=3D35811%7C25544"><font color=3D"#0000ed" = style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.n2yo.com/?s=3D35811|25544</u></font></a>  = ;) It uses a Google Map so when you link, zoom in a bit to show = the separation relative to Earth Geography. ...and if you click = on the ISS symbol you can choose to keep the selection centered while = you zoom in or out. Also, at the site, predictions of pass times can be = obtained. The following is also a simple pass schedule source = based on postal code </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">( <a = href=3D"http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/?PHPSESSID=3Dg8qk1bhbphu63jt88v= 9drvd3s5"><font color=3D"#0000ed" style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/?PHPSESSID=3Dg8qk1bhbphu63j= t88v9drvd3s5</u></font></a> )</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">MAIN PASS DETAILS</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">For Maritime Canadians, the pass will be a nice one (if = cloud does not get in the way). The ISS pass begins shortly after = 9:08 p.m. appearing out of the WSW. It reaches the peak of the = pass at 9:11:31 p.m., high in the NNW . It enters Earth = shadow in the NE about one minute later. The Shuttle if it = remains at its present spacing, will be about 45 seconds ahead of ISS = and is the dimmer of the two. At the peak of the pass for Annapolis = Valley observers, it will reach about 65 degrees above the NNW horizon = (that's a nice high altitude, getting close to overhead (OUCH my = neck!)). If you are NW of the Ann. Valley , say, in St John or Moncton = it will pass essentially OVERHEAD! If SE of me, it will appear a = bit lower, toward the north. </font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">See this link for = the overhead track (the broken line represents when the track hits = Earth's shadow).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">( <a = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D40066.0079921782&am= p;lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3D= AST&satid=3D25544"><font color=3D"#0000ed" style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=3D40066.007992178= 2&lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&T= Z=3DAST&satid=3D25544</u></font></a> )</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">Both shine by = reflected sunlight from their 350 km height above Earth, zipping along = at about 7.5 km per sec.; the ISS reflects much more light than = the Shuttle (ISS brighter than Jupiter, shuttle about like a bright = star). Their light shines continuously where as passing aircraft = have flashing lights.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Arial">The ISS disappears into Earth shadow near the = constellation, CASSIOPEA. If you are interested in a star chart of = its track drawn for Avonport (Annapolis Valley view) go = to</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">( <a = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=3D25544&lat= =3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3DAST&a= mp;Date=3D40066.0079921782"><font color=3D"#0000ed" style=3D"color: = #0000ed"><u>http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=3D25544&= ;lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&alt=3D54&loc=3DAvonport&TZ=3DA= ST&Date=3D40066.0079921782</u></font></a> ) = </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">The ISS makes = another good pass Thursday evening but if all goes well the = shuttle will have landed by then.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">This link will get you pass = details.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#0000ed" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial; color: #0000ed"><a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html"><u>http://web.= mac.com/sherm39/iWeb/Site/ISS_Page.html</u><u></u></a></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial">Happy = observing,</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px = Arial"> Sherman</font></div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_eV9u1oJ7TP4jzPrB+ObkvA)--
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