I happen to be in Knoxville this week and caught the evening pass on Tuesday evening. At max elevation (87 degrees) it was no longer a point with the naked eye. I saw "bits sticking out" in an H shape without any binoculars. I'm looking forward to the pass thursday evening, wx permitting. -Jim At 23:13 05/21/08, you wrote: >Watched the ISS pass over Knoxville, TN at a low 19 deg angle tonight, >but it flared real nice at max elevation over us. > >Using 10 X 50 binoculars, I was not sure if I was seeing correctly, but >I thought I could make out an "H" shape, which I have never made out >before. I wasn't sure if my eyes were playing tricks or if I really >made out the solar arrays. > >Has anyone used 10 X 50 or similar binoculars and been able to make out >the shape of the ISS before? I know that telescopic lenses are used to >image the ISS from the ground, but wasn't sure their magnification. > >Time of pass: 2109 eastern time >predicted -.9 mgnitude, but flare got to mag -2 for upwards of 30 >seconds before fading to horizon. This is when I could make out the "H" >shape as it was on closest approach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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