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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_WtI8zoYCmYmOWM7i8zKvvg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I watched the pass from a Wolfville street corner, in front of the Library Pub, where I brought it to the attention of several new Acadia students gathered at the sidewalk tables. They had heard of the Space Station but had never observed its pass. "What country operates it?" someone asked. "It's an International project", I replied. "That's really COOL!" someone concluded. It flared quite brightly for a few seconds near the beginning of when we caught sight of it (every bit as bright as Venus gets (Mag -4+)). There were no red lights observed. Sherman On Sep 2, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Elizabeth Doull wrote: > I have never saw one till now, but I am wondering if I did see it or not. It looked like a big bright star with red lights?? It moved to SE?? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Evans > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 8:36 PM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Sept 2) > > Nice pass! Thanks Sherman! It seemed to me (at my location) that about 1/3rd through the pass it flared to be brighter than the indicated magnitude of -2.1. > > Paul > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Sherman Williams > Sent: September-02-11 6:09 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass tonight (Sept 2) > > > This is one of the last visible passes of the Space Station before it switches to its sequence of early morning visible passes. > > It's an early pass, about a half hour after sunset (the sky will still be fairly bright). The Space Station crosses the SOUTHWESTERN sky about 8:25 p.m., coming out of the WEST, just under the star, Arcturus, and heading SOUTHEAST. It will look like a bright star, moving steadily along. Airplanes have flashing lights, the space station shines steadily. > > Its maximum altitude will be 34 degrees up in the SW, which is just below the midway (45 deg)point between horizon (zero deg.) and overhead (90 deg.). If you are north of Avonport it will be lower, south of Avonport it is higher,( e.g. in Sydney it is 21 deg, in Yarmouth it is 49 deg). When at its highest in our sky, ISS is overhead near Cape Cod. Actual speed is about 7 km per sec. at about 380 km above Earth. Because it is within a half hour of sunset, it will get almost all the way across the sky before it disappears in Earth's shadow. > > 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. > Sherman --Boundary_(ID_WtI8zoYCmYmOWM7i8zKvvg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://53/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; ">I watched the pass from a Wolfville street corner, = in front of the Library Pub, where I brought it to the attention of = several new Acadia students gathered at the sidewalk tables. They had = heard of the Space Station but had never observed its = pass.<div><br></div><div> "What country operates it?" someone = asked. <div><br></div><div>"It's an International project", I = replied. </div><div><br></div><div>"That's really COOL!" someone = concluded. </div><div><br></div><div>It flared quite = brightly for a few seconds near the beginning of when we caught = sight of it (every bit as bright as Venus gets (Mag -4+)). = There were no red lights = observed. </div><div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><div><br></div>= <div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 2, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Elizabeth = Doull wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" vlink=3D"purple" = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font face=3D"Times New = Roman">I have never saw one till now, but I am wondering if I did see it = or not. It looked like a big bright star with red = lights?? It moved to SE?? </font></div><div><font = face=3D"Times New Roman"></font> </div><div><font face=3D"Times New = Roman"></font> </div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----<div = style=3D"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; = background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: = rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; = background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"evans@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:evans@eastlink.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Paul = Evans</a></div><div><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><div><b>Sent:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, September 02, 2011 = 8:36 PM</div><div><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [NatureNS] Space = Station Pass tonight (Sept 2)</div></div><div><br></div><div = class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, = 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Nice pass! Thanks Sherman! It seemed to me = (at my location) that about 1/3<sup>rd</sup><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>through the pass it flared = to be brighter than the indicated magnitude of = -2.1.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style=3D"font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style=3D"font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; = ">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style=3D"font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style=3D"border-bottom-width: = medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; = border-left-width: medium; border-left-style: none; border-left-color: = initial; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; = border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; = border-top-style: solid; border-right-width: medium; border-right-style: = none; border-right-color: initial; padding-top: 3pt; "><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, = sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" = style=3D"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; ">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf = Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Sherman = Williams<br><b>Sent:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>September-02-11 6:09 = PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NatureNS] Space Station = Pass tonight (Sept 2)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">This is one of the last = visible passes of the Space Station before it switches to its sequence = of early morning visible passes.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">It's an early pass, about a = half hour after sunset (the sky will still be fairly bright). The Space = Station crosses the SOUTHWESTERN sky about 8:25 p.m., coming out of the = WEST, just under the star, Arcturus, and heading SOUTHEAST. It = will look like a bright star, moving steadily along. Airplanes = have flashing lights, the space station shines steadily. = <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Its maximum altitude will = be 34 degrees up in the SW, which is just below the midway (45 = deg)point between horizon (zero deg.) and overhead (90 deg.). = If you are north of Avonport it will be lower, south of Avonport = it is higher,( e.g. in Sydney it is 21 deg, in Yarmouth it is 49 deg). = When at its highest in our sky, ISS is overhead near Cape Cod. = Actual speed is about 7 km per sec. at about 380 km above Earth. = Because it is within a half hour of sunset, it will get almost all the = way across the sky before it disappears in Earth's = shadow.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">If you take this = link <a = href=3D"http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">http://web.mac.com/sherm39/Site/HeavensAboveLink.html</a> 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.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">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).<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: = 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Currently there is a crew = of 6 onboard the station <a = href=3D"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html</a><o:p></o:p>= </div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', = serif; font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; ">Cheers. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; = margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: = 12pt; "> = Sherman<o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div>= <br></div></div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_WtI8zoYCmYmOWM7i8zKvvg)--
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