30 Jan
2015
30 Jan
'15
5:51 p.m.
Wx permitting those along or very close to this ground track may have a chance to spot ISS transiting the Moon Sunday evening. http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/iss.jpg The transit last less than a second so don't blink. Here are specifics from CalSky for Stansbury Park. Times for further along the track should differ by a second or less. patrick Time=20h40m51.33s Crosses the disk of Moon. Transit duration=0.51s Angular diameter=51.7" size of ISS=109.0m x 73.0m x 27.5m Satellite at Azimuth=114.2° ESE Altitude= 48.0° Distance=534.7 km (in shadow) In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward 8:20 Angular Velocity=45.7'/s