Have you seen confirmation of the docking time? I made predictions using the most current elsets on http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit and found STS leading ISS by 2 s on that pass! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tristan Cools" <tristan.cools@gmail.com> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:17 AM Subject: ATV, ISS and STS123 > Hi, > > Just had some nice passes over Belgium here. The ATV, predicted with > Heavens Above was some 6 minutes late. Using the Space Track elements > I had a correct pass at 4:25 UTC. Mag +1. > > The combined STS123 and ISS was rather surprising bright with a pass > of at least mag -6 to -8(the max brightness of a Iridium flare !) > Looking through small binoculars(8X50mm), I thought they were still > separated. It certainly wasnt just a bright moving dot but rather > almost two dots moving very close together although they were docked > in reality. > > Greetings, > Tristan Cools > BWGS > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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