I saw and photographed the fine pair from a small country graveyard a few miles south of Waterloo, Iowa. It was dark and creepy there. I set up my tripod on a narrow gritty road using my car to block some of the frigid wind. While on my back beside my setup, at 18:34 my cell phone alarm went off as scheduled. I quickly turned my camera on and counted off 30 seconds to the time I opened the shutter. I didn't know what to expect since I was in a hurry before hand and only checked the ISS's path. I was hoping to get the transit into the Earth's shadow. With my heart pounding in anticipation the pair emerged from behind the cemetery pines. I was amazed at how beautiful they were in formation! If only there was some sort of music in the background to set it off I thought. Everything was so quiet. Appropriate for my location I suppose. The Shuttle was a lot less bright than the ISS. Neither was anywhere near as bright as the pair was high in the sky the night before. The Shuttle drifted into shadow earlier that what I anticipated. Nuts! The trees I was near for effect covered more of its track than I wanted them to. The ISS darkened several seconds later. Neither turned red this time. I have a picture of the pair posted here: http://img.geocaching.com/cache/88a7c66a-69ab-4b05-8f49-d7ef3a95a979.jpg I wish them well on their return home. There's a lot of K.E. to disperse between now and then. Tom Iowa USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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