STS 114 final pass for Austin

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There were some high clouds in my southwest, so both
STS 114 and ISS appeared about the same time high in
the southwest.  The Shuttle appeared to be about
1.5 magnitudes fainter than ISS during the entire pass.

Predictions using STS 114 (Quicksat) intrinsic magnitude 0.0
and ISS intrinsic magnitude -1.5.  Height and range in miles.

Lat 30.334N Long 97.760W
Aug. 7, 2005 Times are UT

28775 STS 114       IM    0.0
 H  M  S  Al Azi   Mag  Hgt  Rng Phs
11 15 22  52 248  -1.4  224  280  43
11 15 46  70 281  -1.6  224  238  65
11 15 57  73 317  -1.5  224  234  76
11 16 14  64   5  -1.2  224  248  94
11 16 32  51  21  -0.6  224  283 109

25544 ISS           IM   -1.5
 H  M  S  Al Azi   Mag  Hgt  Rng Phs
11 15 51  52 250  -2.9  224  281  43
11 16 15  69 283  -3.1  224  240  65
11 16 26  72 317  -3.0  224  236  76
11 16 43  63   3  -2.6  224  249  94
11 17  1  51  20  -2.1  224  285 109

This matches what I observed - a spectacular pass.

Mike McCants
Austin, TX

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