During the present shuttle mission, Southern U.S.A. observers will have numerous opportunities to observe the shuttle while it is in Earth's shadow. On each of the EVA days, most observers will have a couple of pre-dawn passes, taking place either fully or partially in Earth's shadow. The shuttle may be visible even when in shadow, due to the illumination provided by its cargo bay flood-lights, which will be operating in support of the EVAs. This phenomenon has been reported on SeeSat-L in the past. The brightest reported self-illuminated shuttle observation that I recall was magnitude 6, so this is project requiring binoculars. Happy hunting! Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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