> Some people stated that Venus is capable of making shadows. > Assuming this is true, and ISS is as bright as Venus(mag -4 on some > occasions-and probably that bright when it is nearing completion), then we > must be able to see changing shadows from ISS). > > Greetings, > > > Tristan Cools tristan.cools@skynet.be Venus does indeed cast a shadow at a dark site. It routinely illuminates the wall of my observatory when Venus is shining through the dome slot. I have also seen shadows on the observatory floor from a bright flare by the HST, so I expect the ISS will eventually also be quite illuminating. I have also seen a shadow from an unforcast Iridium that flashed me at my observatory. I was outside tending my meteor patrol cameras when it flared behind me. The rise in brightness made me think an automobile was coming around the corner of the road leading up to the observatory. I was irritated that someone would dare drive up with lights blazing and I was getting ready to yell at them when I saw it was really an Iridium flare. My circumpolar camera captured the event and it can be seen at http://www.robertreeves.com/iridium.jpg Robert Reeves reeves10@swbell.net 520 Rittiman Rd. www.robertreeves.com San Antonio, Texas 78209 210-828-9036 USA 29.484 98.440 200 meters ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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