Today's ISS transit

From: John Locker (john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 20 2006 - 09:40:09 EDT

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    Could be the last for some time.......coming to the end of the "season"
    
    Location Ainsdale , Lancs
    
    http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/Ainsdale.wmv
    
    
    West3:03:22    Northing: 53:36:09
    
    
    Crosses the disk of Sun. Separation=0.003°
    Angular Velocity=60.6'/s.  Transit duration=0.52s
    Angular diameter=45.2"  size=73.0m x 44.5m x 27.5m
    Satellite at Azimuth=153.8° SSE  Altitude= 54.9°  Distance=410.0 km
    Satellite apparently moves to clock-face direction  8:18 o'clock
    You are on the centerline of this transit!  Path direction:  88.9° E  ground
    speed: 7.455 km/s  width: 4.3 km
    
    Per Calsky.
    
    John
    
    
    
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