Blank At 20:40, Sunday March 1st, Australian Eastern Daylight Time, the ISS Tool Bag should pass very close to Acrux, a binary star, the base and Alpha star of the Southern Cross, Crux. At that time the kite-like Southern Cross will be horizontal in the south-southeast from the Newcastle and Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. Both Heavens Above.com and n2yo.com have details. This is a good opportunity for non specialised observers to see this unusual satellite first photographed by Kevin Fetter of Ontario, Canada, in an amazing piece of technical satellite observation. The ISS TB should be of 6.4 magnitude as it passes Acrux which puts it just below naked eye viewing. Good binoculars trained on the double star Acrux should see the glinting half metre tool bag pass across the field of view weather permitting. I would suggest a comfortable chair and a steadying pole or post and watch from 20:38 to 20:42 to allow for slight angular differences, and, choose as dark a site as possible. Thankyou Kevin for the advice. Our officers are available for details. Brian 4998 6222, Greg 0438 668 051 or Col 4937 4664. Reports will be announced on 2NUR-FM Newcastle radio. Regards, Col Maybury The Astronomical Society of the Hunter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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