At 03:42 AM 12/03/2007, you wrote: >If insignificant, please ignore. Iss was predicted for an overhead pass. I >had clear skies > >BUT COULD NOT SEE IT !. > >Mag -1.9 could not be missed. Triple checked my orbitron settings and >downloaded 3 different tle's to confirm. > >Orbitron predicted iss > >Location : CAROLINA (30° 07' 13" E, 26° 04' 15" S) >Time zone : UTC +2:00 > >11/03/2007 18:44:24 ISS 317.0 10.1 1.0 1272 262.8 -6.2 >11/03/2007 18:47:14 ISS 229.1 83.1 -1.9 341 262.5 -6.8 >11/03/2007 18:50:04 ISS 140.1 10.1 0.8 1271 262.2 -7.4 > >IF OBSERVER MISTAKE PLEASE IGNORE ! The prediction is practically identical to that from heavens-above.com for your location so thats not the problem. The time is such that the Sun is only 6.8 degrees below horizon, so i think your problem was the sky was just too bright. Tony Beresford 8597 Adelaide, so. australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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