Hi folks, Saw a very bright and high pass of the ISS trailed by the shuttle just now. This doublet pass was near zenith (75 deg) and so bright that both of the craft were plainly visible through clouds. The passes started near Venus and traversed the sky towards the north-northwest. ISS was visible about 7:32 EST when I stepped outside. After it hit it's highest point it seemed to blink a bit and turned brilliant orange in color. Trailing it about 7:36 EST came the shuttle, which appeared to my eyes noticeably more whitesh in coloration all around. This would have been a spectacular pass had it been clear out; I am hoping for more opportunities before docking occurs. Clear skies everyone! Penny Fischer-Otte 40.297N -74.359W ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Manager, Space Forum http://www.forumsamerica.com/space Monmouth Mobile Observer's Group Monmouth County, New Jersey http://www.monmouth.com/~govega/mmogindex.htm Penny Fischer's Astronomy Page http://www.monmouth.com/~govega *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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