Yes, that is true, but my point was that the side of ISS we are looking at is in shadow. This is also true for the planets you mention. When they pass in front of the sun the hemisphere towards the sun is sunlit, and 'our' side is in darkness. You don't have a displacement of the sunlit body as they are in the same line of view. In fact it is comparable to new moon. Of course you can see a large enough object in front of the sun, as have some members of Seesat-L. Greetings Leo -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Johannes Mueller [mailto:jm.mailinglists@regiomontanus.de] Verzonden: woensdag 24 juli 2002 17:06 Aan: 'Barhorst L.J.C.'; seesat-l@satobs.org Onderwerp: RE: Solar + Lunar transit opportunities! > From: Barhorst L.J.C. [mailto:L.J.C.Barhorst@arcadis.nl] > When ISS transit BEFORE the sun, the side of ISS we are > viewing is in shadow !! So it is impossible to see a sunlit > ISS BEFORE the sun. Why? The situation is the same as a transit of mercure or venus before the sun, a dark silhouette should be observable if no other constraints like angular speed, angular extension or inadequate equipment make it impossible. There were several attempts of members of this list to view such an event. Johannes Mueller Wiesbaden/Germany jm@regiomontanus.de www.regiomontanus.de ---------------------------- DISCLAIMER ----------------------------- De informatie verzonden met dit e-mail bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Openbaarmaking, vermenigvuldiging, verspreiding en/of verstrekking aan derden is niet toegestaan. Gebruik van deze informatie door anderen dan de geadresseerde is verboden. U wordt verzocht bij onjuiste adressering de afzender direct te informeren door het bericht te retourneren. The information sent by means of this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the addressee. Publication, duplication, distribution and/or forwarding to third parties of this message, as well as use of the information by other persons than the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by returning it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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