Hi all. Thanks to some cracking last minute work by Arnold and Tom , I managed to locate a site about 40 minutes drive away from home where in theory I would see tonights close encounter between Mars and ISS. There was some doubt in my mind about where the station would pass in relation to the planet , and a bit of panic set in.However , from the farmyard near to the England / Wales border , we watched as ISS zipped "through" Mars. That was with the naked eye , but of course I had the telescope set up too. I chickened out of using a high magnification , favouring instead a wide FOV to at least catch something. As it transpired , I called the situation completely wrong , and ISS passed "Below" Mars , not above.As a result , I got just two frames showing the encounter. As you can see from the image and animation at : http://www.satcom.freeserve.co.uk/one.htm Whilst it seemed like a direct hit to the naked eye , there was in fact quite a separation. I'm off to get warm and have a cuppa !!!! :O) John. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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