29 Sep
2007
29 Sep
'07
4:15 p.m.
On 29 Sep 2007, at 15:07, Randall Peterson wrote:
How wide is the track? (will I be able to see it from Bountiful?)
The track is only about a kilometer wide so the transit will not be visible from Bountiful.
The Calsky.com site indicates the ISS will be invisible (due to brightness of moon or in the earth's shadow?)
Correct. ISS will be in the Earth's shadow which will make this transit more difficult to catch than when the transiting craft is illuminated. When the transiting craft is illuminated you can see it coming. For the transit in question one will have to trust the predictions, be watching intently and, for goodness sake, DON'T BLINK! :) (This transit is predicted to last about half a second.) patrick