funta@optusnet.com.au wrote: > Qantas Flight QFA11 was airborne from Sydney Australia on 5th August at 0336 UTC, landing at Los Angeles LAX airport at 1634 UTC. > > At time 1324 UTC, on Airway B581, 87nm SW of position "BALKS", (ie aircraft at N19 17.7, W140 30.7) the ISS + docked STS-114 was sighted as predicted by STSOrbitPlus at 3 o'clock about 25d elevation as it passed into sunlight. The aircraft was in pre-dawn conditions with sunrise ahead. > > An excellent pass just below Orion's belt, fading as it descended ahead and the sun angle became unfavourable. > > Two sightings of the one mission from two different aircraft over the Pacific within a week! > > Peter Hunter > Captain B747-400 > Qantas Airways > Sydney Australia Peter, if you ever get the chance, and it doesn't interfere with your flight duties, you should bring a digital camera into the cockpit with you and try for a short time exposure. You could probably brace the camera against the dash or a window frame for a few seconds at least. Or if the geometry is right, somewhere in the back so the crew cabin so that part of the instrument panel or other identifiable part of the plane (and crew) is in the frame. I think a picture like that would have a high 'cool factor'. Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Blog: http://www.skywise711.com/Blog Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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