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There is a chance that it may be a clear tonight, so if you get this =
notice in time you may wish to catch the
The SPACE STATION PASS (Apr 22). It will not be quite as outstanding as =
it was last evening: it's later, lower and perhaps the sky will not be =
as cloud free.
There are only 4 passes of the ISS left after this one, in this sequence =
of evening passes (it then switches to early morning visible passes).
Tomorrow's pass it over 50 degrees up but it forecast to be rainy. So =
tonight may be it.
TIMES and DIRECTION (particularly for western half of NS, times about =
the same for other parts of N.S., track may be slightly different)
-starting out of the WNW about 10:01 p.m. in the vicinity of Jupiter's =
bright light.
-reaches its peak elevation of about 33 degrees above the SW Horizon at =
10:03:24 p.m. , near the Little Dog Star, Procyon, wit the two Gemini =
stars just above that.
-just as it is getting nice and bright, about 10:03:51 pm it hits the =
Earth's shadow in the SSW.
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.
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.=20
It will get as bright as or brighter than Jupiter (which is quite =
bright, about half 3-fists up in the westward)
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
or paste this whole address into your URL window
=
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&l=
oc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&mjd=3D56405.044033588&type=3D=
V
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
Sherman
Sherman Williams
shermwms@eastlink.ca
http://www.sherm39.com/Site_2/Home_Site.html
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; =
"><div>There is a chance that it may be a clear tonight, so if you get =
this notice in time you may wish to catch the</div><div>The SPACE =
STATION PASS (Apr 22). It will not be quite as outstanding as it =
was last evening: it's later, lower and perhaps the sky will not be as =
cloud free.</div><div>There are only 4 passes of the ISS left after this =
one, in this sequence of evening passes (it then switches to early =
morning visible passes).</div><div>Tomorrow's pass it over 50 degrees up =
but it forecast to be rainy. So tonight may be =
it.</div><div><br></div><div>TIMES and DIRECTION (particularly for =
western half of NS, times about the same for other parts of N.S., track =
may be slightly different)</div><div>-starting out of the WNW about =
10:01 p.m. in the vicinity of Jupiter's bright =
light.</div><div>-reaches its peak elevation of about 33 degrees above =
the SW Horizon at 10:03:24 p.m. , near the Little Dog Star, Procyon, wit =
the two Gemini stars just above that.</div><div>-just as it is getting =
nice and bright, about 10:03:51 pm it hits the Earth's shadow in the =
SSW.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>TO JUDGE =
ELEVATION</div><div>horizon at eye level is 0 =
degrees</div><div>directly overhead (the zenith) is 90 degrees (Big =
Dipper is near overhead at pass time)</div><div>halfway from horizon to =
overhead is 45 degrees</div><div>a closed fist held vertically, extended =
to arms length, and sighted against the sky, marks off an angle of =
approximately 10 degrees.</div><div><br></div><div>APPEARANCE of Space =
Station (ISS)</div><div>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. </div><div>It =
will get as bright as or brighter than Jupiter (which is quite bright, =
about half 3-fists up in the =
westward)</div><div><br></div><div>STAR CHART showing the =
pass track, times and surrounding brighter stars in the sky can be =
accessed at this link.</div><div> <a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=
=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&=
amp;mjd=3D56405.044033588&type=3DV"> STAR CHART of ISS =
Pass</a></div><div><br></div><div>or paste this whole address into =
your URL window</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=
=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&=
amp;mjd=3D56405.044033588&type=3DV">http://www.heavens-above.com/passd=
etails.aspx?lat=3D45.100&lng=3D-64.250&loc=3DAvonport&alt=3D54=
&tz=3DAST&satid=3D25544&mjd=3D56405.044033588&type=3DV</a>=
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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):</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www.heavens-above.com/main.aspx?lat=3D44.650&lng=3D-63.=
600&alt=3D45&loc=3DHalifax&TZ=3DAST">http://www.heavens-above.=
com/main.aspx?lat=3D44.650&lng=3D-63.600&alt=3D45&loc=3DHalifa=
x&TZ=3DAST</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><d=
iv><br></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 =
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