[kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

[Jiri]

Cheers for this Antoni. Nice to hear your report. We've had clouds and 
snow the last two nights here, but I'll give it a look tonight and 
tomorrow (when it's supposed to pass over here for about 3 minutes).

Jiri

pssyche23 wrote:

> Oh boy, seen 2 great passes this evening ... firstly an almost 

> overhead 3 minute pass at 70 degrees across from W to E from 17:42 hrs 

> ... then one to the south (max 22 degrees above horizon) for about a 

> minute at 19:17 ... with this pass, the ISS appeared so so bright at 

> first as the 250 long solar panels reflected huge amounts of sunlight 

> then ever so rapidly it dimmed immensely and disappeared from view 

> almost due south ... the earlier pass was fantastic with the ISS in 

> view for ages, even as it dropped towards the eastern horizon, it was 

> still so very bright ... here are the precise timings for London over 

> next few days :

>  

> SATELLITE

>

> 	

> LOCAL

>

> 	

> DURATION

>

> 	

> MAX ELEV

>

> 	

> APPROACH

>

> 	

> DEPARTURE

>

>

> 	

> DATE/TIME

>

> 	

> (MIN)

>

> 	

> (DEG)

>

> 	

> (DEG-DIR)

>

> 	

> (DEG-DIR)

>

>

> 	

>

>

> 	

>

>

> 	

>

>

> 	

>

>

> 	

>

>

> ISS

>

> 	Sat Feb 09/06:15 PM 	

> 3

>

> 	

> 86

>

> 	34 above W 	23 above E

> ISS

>

> 	Sun Feb 10/06:36 PM 	

> 2

>

> 	

> 74

>

> 	33 above W 	37 above ESE

> ISS

>

> 	Mon Feb 11/06:56 PM 	

> 1

>

> 	

> 44

>

> 	29 above WSW 	41 above S

> ISS

>

> 	Tue Feb 12/05:42 PM 	

> 3

>

> 	

> 77

>

> 	44 above W 	11 above ESE

> ISS

>

> 	Tue Feb 12/07:17 PM 	

> 1

>

> 	

> 23

>

> 	19 above WSW 	23 above SSW

> ISS

>

> 	Wed Feb 13/06:03 PM 	

> 3

>

> 	

> 47

>

> 	37 above WSW 	10 above SE

> ISS

>

> 	Wed Feb 13/07:37 PM 	

> 1

>

> 	

> 11

>

> 	10 above WSW 	11 above SW

> ISS

>

> 	Thu Feb 14/06:24 PM 	

> 3

>

> 	

> 25

>

> 	24 above SW 	11 above SSE

> ISS

>

> 	Fri Feb 15/06:44 PM 	

> 2

>

> 	

> 12

>

> 	12 above SW 	10 above SSW

> ISS

>

> 	Sun Feb 17/05:50 PM 	

> 1

>

> 	

> 14

>

> 	14 above SW 	10 above S

>

>  

>  

> Tomorrow night's pass at approx 18:03 is probably the best remaining 

> chance before Atlantis detaches from ISS ... at 40+ degrees max above 

> horizon ... again from WSW to SE (basically looking to the south and 

> across from West to East) ... visible for a full 3 minutes ... it 

> really stands out ... it should be below the crescent moon ... the 

> planet Mars is still up there too looking a bit orangey ... hopefully 

> another clear evening sky in the UK ... a good excuse to leave work 

> early and get back home ...  

>  

> *Bleak are the hearts in summer, long wintertme

> We are god children running, immortal child

> Out on the chill horizon, shine morning stars

> Configurations I'll remember herald one season always *

>

>     ----- Original Message -----

>     *From:* pssyche23 <mailto:antoni at clara.net>

>     *To:* gathering at misera.net <mailto:gathering at misera.net>

>     *Sent:* Saturday, February 09, 2008 8:16 PM

>     *Subject:* [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

>

>     *

>     http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England

>     <http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England> *

>      

>     Doh, doh, doh ... managed to check the above link for Stevenage

>     (the info would have related to any place in the London or South

>     East region) and get the 9th & 10th Feb mixed up, hence stuck my

>     head up out there just after 18:30 GMT hoping to see a 2 minutes

>     duration pass at 18:36 from west to east (max elevation 85

>     degrees) of the International Space Station with Shuttle Atlantis

>     attached ... indeed it occurred earlier at 18:15 & I've seen

>     emails from folks who've seen it !!!

>      

>     In the UK it is a crystal clear night tonight so it's a bit of a

>     shame I managed to cock it all up, I was putting the shopping away

>     !!! Anyway,  there are further opportunities but tonight's was the

>     best by far ... if anyone's able to view tomorrow, approx 18:36 is

>     the time then 17:52 on Tuesday, other days the elevation is

>     probably too low ... at least the URL will come in handy for any

>     future attempts at viewing ... from your resident scribe with his

>     head always looking upwards ...

>      

>     Regards, Antoni

>

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