Re: I saw ISS !

From: Ted A. Nichols II (tanichols@peoplepc.com)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2001 - 16:30:24 EST

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    Having seen the next set in person before flight up, and having handled a
    sample "sheet" while I was at KSC a little while back they are really like a
    gold foil.
    
    Regards,
    Ted A. Nichols II
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Jonathan T Wojack" <tlj18@juno.com>
    To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 4:19 PM
    Subject: Re: I saw ISS !
    
    
    > > >Are the solar panels or something red?
    > >
    > > The large solar arrays are coloured toward the red end of the
    > > spectrum,
    > > so depending on their orientation, they can cause ISS to appear
    > > reddish.
    >
    > What's the actual color of the solar arrays?  Is it different, depending
    > on the angle of reflection (with, say, the Sun) ?  In illustrations,
    > they're almost always blue.
    >
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