Nice lazy 15 deg elevation pass by ISS this morning in a brightening sky Jupiter was clearly visible , but the station only just naked eye...(mag 0.1) through the haze . Due to the separation , a wide FOV ( 4.5 deg ) was required. Equipment used , 40mm SLR lens with webcam 30FPS @ 1/30 sec 1gb file reduced to 800kb in wmv format http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/ISSJUP.wmv John Calsky detals.... Pass time 6h51m57.37s ISS Close to Jupiter. Separation: 0.539d Position Angle: 342.5d Angular Velocity: 21.7'/s Angular diameter: 17.3" size: 73.0m x 44.5m x 27.5m Satellite at az: 238.4d WSW h: 15.3d dist: 1071.5 km mag=0.1m Satellite apparently moves to direction 254.1° Centerline, Closest Point ?Map: Lon: 2d55m60s W Lat: +53d39m28s dist: 31.80 km az: 19.1d NNE Path direction: 109.3d ESE ground speed: 8.602 km/s width: 0.3 km max. duration: 0.0 s ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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