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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-2--408656484 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It seems that he did, here is a photo. https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/326112260709822464 Sherm Sherman Williams shermwms@eastlink.ca http://www.sherm39.com/Site_2/Home_Site.html On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Richard Stern wrote: > A great sight! Hope Chris Hadfield had a good look at NS. >=20 > Richard Stern > Sent from my iPhone >=20 > On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:28 PM, "duartess@ns.sympatico.ca" > <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >=20 >> What a beautiful sight!! Not a cloud in the sky and as clear as a = bell!! >>=20 >> Thanks for the heads-up! >>=20 >> Gayle MacLean >> Dartmouth >>=20 >> ---- Sherman Williams <shermwms@eastlink.ca> wrote: >>> Looks like it will be a clear night tonight, so if you get this = notice in time you may wish to catch the >>> SPACE STATION PASS >>> There are only a few passes of the ISS left in this round of evening = passes. There is very good visible pass this evening. >>>=20 >>> TIMES and DIRECTION (particularly for Halifax area, times about the = same for other parts of N.S., track may be slightly different) >>> -starting out of the NW about 9:15 p.m. >>> -reaches its peak elevation of about 65 degrees above the NORTH NE = Horizon at 9:17:45 p.m. >>> -about 9:18 pm it goes through the Big dipper, especially the handle = (close to overhead) >>> - ends in the ESE about 9:20 p.m. >>>=20 >>> TO JUDGE ELEVATION >>> horizon at eye level is 0 degrees >>> directly overhead (the zenith) is 90 degrees (Big Dipper is near = overhead at pass time) >>> halfway from horizon to overhead is 45 degrees >>> a closed fist held vertically, extended to arms length, and sighted = against the sky, marks off an angle of approximately 10 degrees. >>>=20 >>> APPEARANCE of Space Station (ISS) >>> Looks like a bright star coming from the westward direction (a bit = orange at first but getting brighter and whiter as it gets higher and = closer to north). It glides slowly across the sky, taking about 5 = minutes on tonight's pass. >>> It will get as bright as or brighter than Jupiter (which is quite = bright, about half 3-fists up in the westward) >>>=20 >>> STAR CHART showing the pass track, times and surrounding brighter = stars in the sky can be accessed at this link. >>> STAR CHART of ISS Pass >>> Because of lingering twilight and the brightness of Moon (just under = LEO the Lion) only the brighter stars (like Regulus in LEO) will be seen = easily. >>> The Dog Star < Sirius, is quite bright low in the South. Because = of its brilliance, Jupiter is easily seen in the lower half of the SW = sky with Aldebaran a bit below Jupiter. >>> Orion's stars are generally bright enough to be seen but Orion is = getting quite low in the WSW this time of year and will soon be falling = into the advancing Sun as the evenings grow longer into the twilight. >>>=20 >>> For pass data reference go to this link and click on ISS under = SATELLITES (you can also at this link, select a more specific location = -this one is set for Halifax): >>> = http://www.heavens-above.com/main.aspx?lat=3D44.650&lng=3D-63.600&alt=3D45= &loc=3DHalifax&TZ=3DAST >>>=20 >>> Perhaps Chris Hadfield is looking down taking photos of the = nightlights over Atlantic Canada : ) >>>=20 >>> Sherman >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Sherman Williams >>> shermwms@eastlink.ca >>> http://www.sherm39.com/Site_2/Home_Site.html >>=20 --Apple-Mail-2--408656484 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">It = seems that he did, here is a photo.<div><br></div><div><a = href=3D"https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/326112260709822464">https= ://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/326112260709822464</a></div><div><br><= /div><div>Sherm</div><div><br></div><div><br><div> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">Sherman = Williams</div><div style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = font-size: medium; "><a = href=3D"mailto:shermwms@eastlink.ca">shermwms@eastlink.ca</a></div><div><a= = href=3D"http://www.sherm39.com/Site_2/Home_Site.html">http://www.sherm39.c= om/Site_2/Home_Site.html</a></div></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Richard Stern wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>A = great sight! Hope Chris Hadfield had a good look at NS.<br><br>Richard = Stern<br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:28 PM, "<a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a>"<br>= <<a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> = wrote:<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">What a beautiful sight!! Not a = cloud in the sky and as clear as a bell!!<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Thanks for the = heads-up!<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Gayle = MacLean<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Dartmouth<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><