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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CE3F26.D793FC30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There was also an excellent shot of SW Nova, including Digby Neck and = the Islands, posted on Facebook. It showed the Bay of Fundy coastline = from the Minas Basin all the way around to the south shore as far as the = eastern shore. I'd like to download a higher resolution version if this = photo to study it...anyone know where I would find it on the space = website? Andy in Freeport ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sherman Williams=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Space Station Pass Sunday evening Yes, it was a beautiful evening to take in the pass. Clear sky, = gibbous Moon, the brighter stars of the winter sky getting low in the = west, and the evening air filled with the chorus of Spring Peepers. The = station brightness probably reached a magnitude close to negative 4 = (about the brightness of Venus). It was neat to see the ISS fade into = the edge of Earth's shadow low in the ESE. =20 And as expressed in an earlier message, Chris Hadfield had the Halifax = area in his camera view. It was probably in a pass prior to this one. = I understand that tomorrow he will be answering questions with a group = of students at the Discovery Centre. He will be back in our sky about 10:52 out of the WSW but he will only = reach about 15 degrees before the ISS goes into Earth shadow (just = before the Little Dog Star, Procyon). Roughly a 30 sec window of = visibility. = http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&= loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&mjd=3D56404.0781040509&typ= e=3DV Sherman Sherman Williams shermwms@eastlink.ca http://www.sherm39.com/Site_2/Home_Site.html On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Blake Maybank wrote: My thanks for the alert, Sherman. Quite a sight. And much faster = than I expected (compared to satellites I've seen going by.) Blake ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CE3F26.D793FC30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19412"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>There was also an excellent shot of SW = Nova,=20 including Digby Neck and the Islands, posted on Facebook. It showed = the=20 Bay of Fundy coastline from the Minas Basin all the way around to = the south=20 shore as far as the eastern shore. I'd like to download a higher=20 resolution version if this photo to study it...anyone know where I would = find it=20 on the space website?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy in Freeport</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dshermwms@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:shermwms@eastlink.ca">Sherman=20 Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 21, 2013 = 10:32=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Space = Station=20 Pass Sunday evening</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yes, it was a beautiful evening to take in the pass. = Clear sky,=20 gibbous Moon, the brighter stars of the winter sky getting low = in the=20 west, and the evening air filled with the chorus of Spring Peepers. = The=20 station brightness probably reached a magnitude close to negative 4 = (about the=20 brightness of Venus). It was neat to see the ISS fade into the = edge of=20 Earth's shadow low in the ESE. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>And as expressed in an earlier message, Chris Hadfield had the = Halifax=20 area in his camera view. It was probably in a pass prior to this = one.=20 I understand that tomorrow he will be answering questions with a = group=20 of students at the Discovery Centre. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>He will be back in our sky about 10:52 out of the WSW but he will = only=20 reach about 15 degrees before the ISS goes into Earth shadow (just = before the=20 Little Dog Star, Procyon). Roughly a 30 sec window of = visibility.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&ln= g=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D2554= 4&mjd=3D56404.0781040509&type=3DV">http://www.heavens-above.com/p= assdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt= =3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&mjd=3D56404.0781040509&type=3D= V</A></DIV> <DIV>Sherman</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV=20 style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium = Arial; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">Sherman=20 Williams</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium = Arial; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); = WO