[NatureNS] Great Space Station (ISS) and Shuttle Discovery Pass

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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:56:51 -0400
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Thanks Sherman, Tuma and I watched them fly over our heads from our balcony
in Halifax. A very impressive sight I'm glad you put the info on NatureNS.

Nick Honig

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Sherman Williams <sherm@glinx.com> wrote:

>  This evening (Tues, March 8) there is a nice high (nearly overhead) pass
> of both the space station and the shuttle Discovery (its last)
>
> The shuttle is apparently leading, reaching its high point a few seconds
> ahead of the station (the station should be brighter)
>
> Discovery reaches the height of its pass at 6:51:32 p.m. (18:51:32)
> AST, over 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead)
>
> Space Station reaches peak of its pass  at 6:52:05 p.m. (18:52:05) AST over
> 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead)
>
> Both will come out of the westward a couple of minutes before the times
> above, and disappear a couple of minutes later toward the southeastward.
>
> This will be a unique sighting. Two bright stars with people aboard.
>
> Sherman
>
>
> http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=45.100&lng=-64.250&loc=Avonport&alt=54&tz=AST
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
>

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Thanks Sherman, Tuma and I watched them fly over our heads from our balcony=
 in Halifax. A very impressive sight I&#39;m glad you put the info on Natur=
eNS.<br><br>Nick Honig<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 201=
1 at 6:09 PM, Sherman Williams <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sher=
m@glinx.com">sherm@glinx.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style=3D"wor=
d-wrap: break-word;">=A0This evening (Tues, March 8) there is a nice high (=
nearly overhead) pass of both the space station and the shuttle Discovery (=
its last)<div>
<br></div><div>The shuttle is apparently leading, reaching its high point a=
 few seconds ahead of the station (the station should be brighter)</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Discovery reaches the height of its pass at 6:51:32 p.m.=
=A0(18:51:32) AST,=A0over 70 degrees above the SSW (near overhead)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Space Station reaches peak of its pass =A0at 6:52:05 p.=
m. (18:52:05) AST=A0over 70 degrees above the SSW=A0(near overhead)</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Both will come out of the westward a couple of minutes be=
fore the times above, and disappear a couple of minutes later toward the so=
utheastward.</div>
<div><br></div><div>This will be a unique sighting. Two bright stars with p=
eople aboard.</div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=3D45.100&amp;lng=3D-64.250&amp;lo=
c=3DAvonport&amp;alt=3D54&amp;tz=3DAST" target=3D"_blank">http://www.heaven=
s-above.com/?lat=3D45.100&amp;lng=3D-64.250&amp;loc=3DAvonport&amp;alt=3D54=
&amp;tz=3DAST</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/" target=3D"_blank">http=
://www.nasa.gov/</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.nasa.go=
v/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.nasa.=
gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html</a></div>
</div></blockquote></div><br>

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