I observed a bright high pass of the ISS with Shuttle attached tonight here in Waterloo, Iowa USA. It reached 71 degrees and was supposed to be a magnitude of -1. It was easily that! I enjoyed watching it breeze through the great square of Pegasus. I especially liked seeing it go into the Earth's shadow. It got distinctly red as it dimmed. If interested a picture of the pass with annotations is posted here: http://img.geocaching.com/cache/69309533-b864-4928-8265-91715ab7f947.jpg After the pass, being curious, I stood on my tiptoes to look into the broken end of an old hollow telephone pole standing next to me. When I flipped on my flashlight I found myself, quite literally, face to face with a cute little bug-eyed deer mouse. I said hello, apologized for startling him and went on my way. Tom Iowa USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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