hello all, according to the timeline http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts116/fdf/116flightplan.html which was compiled by william harwood and updated on the 17th, undocking will occur at 22:09 UTC; sep burn #1 at 22:38 UTC; so that during the minutes of the pass over the southeastern US states, this timeline shows a range of 600 feet, prior to sep burn #2 at 23:21 UTC. It's my great hope that chicago will have clear conditions to the SE. these visible passes during docking or undocking/ approach/ sep procedures sure seem rare, I saw my last in 1999 or 2000! a question I have for some of the veterans: at these ranges (>547 km and 200m), will I be able to distinugish the 2 separate objects? my gut tells me yes. clear skies! stephan szyman chicago IL USA 41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188m asl _________________________________________________________________ Dave vs. Carl: The Insignificant Championship Series. Who will win? http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://davevscarl.spaces.live.com/?icid=T001MSN38C07001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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