[NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Aug 29)

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It sure was great here in Moncton too Sherman. Thanks for advising us.

CHEERS FROM HERE...........NELSON POIRIER

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  From: Sherman Williams=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:39 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Aug 29)




  The Space Station makes a very nice high pass over Avonport tonight. =
Will be at its highest at 9:07 p.m., slightly north of directly overhead =
(a neck breaker). It comes out of the WNW a couple of minutes before =
that and should be visible for nearly 2 minutes after. It hits Earth's =
shadow low in the ESE at 9:09.  Depending on your location it comes up =
through the Big Dipper handle and departs through the east corner of the =
Summer Triangle.=20


  The 3 Summer Triangle stars should just popping into view by the time =
of ISS pass.  Vega (the brightest), along with Deneb, are stars =
essentially overhead. The 3rd star, Altair, in Aquilla the Eagle, is =
nearer the south horizon (but still nice and high).  ISS will pass =
nearest Deneb, the tail of Cygnus the Swan.  Those three bright stars =
make up a large triangle that dominates the higher portion of the summer =
sky.=20


  If you take this link =
http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html you can select a =
place nearest your location. The link shows a diagram of Earth showing =
the current position of ISS at the time you make the link. Now  click on =
ISS under Satellites and up comes the current schedule of visible =
passes.  Especially note the Time and altidude and direction of the Max. =
part of the pass.


  Clicking on the date in the current part of the schedule gives a star =
map with the ISS track across the sky.  At this point you can also get a =
map showing the Ground Track (places on the ground that would see the =
ISS go directly overhead).


  Currently there is a crew of 6 onboard the station =
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html


  Cheers.  Hope someone gets to see the pass.


  Sherman
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  tonight (Aug 29)</DIV>
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  <DIV>The Space Station makes a very nice high pass over Avonport =
tonight. Will=20
  be at its highest at 9:07 p.m., slightly north of directly overhead (a =
neck=20
  breaker). It comes out of the WNW a couple of minutes before that and =
should=20
  be visible for nearly 2 minutes after. It hits Earth's shadow low in =
the ESE=20
  at 9:09. &nbsp;Depending on your location it comes up through the Big =
Dipper=20
  handle and departs through the east corner of the Summer =
Triangle.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>The 3 Summer Triangle stars should just popping into view by the =
time of=20
  ISS pass. &nbsp;Vega (the brightest), along with Deneb, are stars =
essentially=20
  overhead. The 3rd star, Altair, in Aquilla the Eagle, is nearer the =
south=20
  horizon (but still nice and high). &nbsp;ISS will pass nearest Deneb, =
the tail=20
  of Cygnus the Swan. &nbsp;Those three bright stars make up a large =
triangle=20
  that dominates the higher portion of the summer sky.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>If you take this link&nbsp;<A=20
  =
href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html">http://web=
.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html</A>&nbsp;you=20
  can select a place nearest your location. The link shows a diagram of =
Earth=20
  showing the current position of ISS at the time you make the link. Now =

  &nbsp;click on ISS under Satellites and up comes the current schedule =
of=20
  visible passes. &nbsp;Especially note the Time and altidude and =
direction of=20
  the Max. part of the pass.</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Clicking on the date in the current part of the schedule gives a =
star map=20
  with the ISS track across the sky. &nbsp;At this point you can also =
get a map=20
  showing the Ground Track (places on the ground that would see the ISS =
go=20
  directly overhead).</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Currently there is a crew of 6 onboard the station&nbsp;<A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html">http:/=
/www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html</A></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Cheers. &nbsp;Hope someone gets to see the pass.</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Sherman</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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