The 22:03 STS/ISS pass from Village Inn tonight was fun (we practically emptied the place out as so many people wanted to watch the show) but for me the big show was the 23:37 pass. I knew they were going to pass close to the Moon but from here at Stansbury they just skimmed by the bottom of the Moon missing by maybe 15 arc minutes at most. Bummer. It was so close it would not surprise me to hear from Boyd in Tooele that he saw a transit from there. I should have traveled south... Anyone have any better luck than me tonight? pw
Patrick,
I saw both, thought the 23:37 pass was more impressive, but the street lights at Village Inn was the difference. It looked like it would pass in front of moon but just missed. Was the ISS brighter than the Shuttle? It seemed like the trailing object was dimmer at Village Inn but brighter at 23:37. Erik The 22:03 STS/ISS pass from Village Inn tonight was fun (we
practically emptied the place out as so many people wanted to watch the show) but for me the big show was the 23:37 pass.
I knew they were going to pass close to the Moon but from here at Stansbury they just skimmed by the bottom of the Moon missing by maybe 15 arc minutes at most. Bummer.
It was so close it would not surprise me to hear from Boyd in Tooele that he saw a transit from there.
I should have traveled south...
Anyone have any better luck than me tonight?
pw
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On 20 Jun 2007, at 11:06, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net wrote:
I saw both, thought the 23:37 pass was more impressive...
Agreed. As they approached the Moon, there for a few seconds I was sure there would be a transit. Rather exciting, actually. And I was surprised how bright they were despite being that low in the sky.
Was the ISS brighter than the Shuttle? It seemed like the trailing object was dimmer at Village Inn but brighter at 23:37.
Trailing object (ISS) was much fainter at VI but from here in Stansbury one orbit later they both looked pretty much the same (although, truthfully, I was more interested in watching for a transit rather than relative brightness). pw
Hi Patrick, The ISS being dimmer than Atlantis seems counterintutive, wouldn't be first time I guess. Although they where both dimmer on second pass, I did feel the trailing object was a little brighter though. Riverton is a few miles further south than Stansbury.
Anyone observe the pass in Southern Utah? Erik
On 20 Jun 2007, at 11:06, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net wrote:
I saw both, thought the 23:37 pass was more impressive...
Agreed. As they approached the Moon, there for a few seconds I was sure there would be a transit. Rather exciting, actually.
And I was surprised how bright they were despite being that low in the sky.
Was the ISS brighter than the Shuttle? It seemed like the trailing object was dimmer at Village Inn but brighter at 23:37.
Trailing object (ISS) was much fainter at VI but from here in Stansbury one orbit later they both looked pretty much the same (although, truthfully, I was more interested in watching for a transit rather than relative brightness).
pw
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