>Gerhard HOLTKAMP wrote: >We (a group of 5) observed the joint transit of Discovery and the ISS in >front >of the Sun at 10:17:43 UTC (one hour before docking) at position 49°49'51'' >N, 8°39'06'' E. At that time Discovery was 600 ft (183 meters) below the >ISS >which from our perspective resulted in a 53 arcsec seperation. (It was at >that precise moment that they got ready for the photography of the Shuttle >underside from the ISS.) The visual experience in our small group varied >from >clearly seeing the ISS and Discovery to just seeing the ISS to seeing >nothing >at all. This was due to the fact of the short transit time (0.5 sec) as >well >as the difference in contrast between the larger ISS and the smaller >Shuttle. I was watching nasa tv and j-track during the approach, backflip, and docking. I remember clearly the view of spain, the basque country, france, and north-central germany. I wonder if darmstadt was in that view. anyhow, I'm curious, what equipment or filters were you utilizing to observe the sun during the transit? did you have 5 scopes? or were you wearing some special glasses or something? I'd sure like to try to see a solar transit of the station sometime. I saw the venus transit and it was really wicked. clear skies! stephan szyman chicago IL USA 41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188m asl ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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