In a message dated: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 22:41:53 +0000, Russell Eberst <eberst@cableinet.co.uk> writes: >There have been numerous reports on how the brightness of the ISS will >increase markedly after the addition of the huge solar panels during the >present shuttle mission. Here's one from NASA themselves: After the STS-97 assembly mission, the space station will rival the bright star Sirius (or perhaps even Venus) when the angles are favorable for a bright reflection. But, when the station is not aligned optimally, it will seem no brighter than a modest 2nd or 3rd magnitude object. See: A New Star in the Sky http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast01dec_1.htm Jim Cook Germantown, MD 39.2N, 77.3W ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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