Re: ISS observation

From: Gerhard HOLTKAMP (grd.holtkamp@t-online.de)
Date: Tue May 27 2008 - 17:17:21 UTC

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    On Tuesday 27 May 2008 05:13, Dale Ireland wrote:
    > I was amazed last evening at how bright the ISS appeared in a pass with the
    > Sun only 2.5 degrees below the horizon, practically daylight. I will have to
    > try it on a pass with the Sun still just above the horizon. It had to be -5
    > or better.
    > 
    
    On a number of occasions I had the impression that the ISS and in years past 
    the Mir were particularly bright just after sunset. Maybe is has to do with 
    extra reflections from the still illuminated part of the Earth surface. (Is 
    there any satellite tracking software which models this effect?)
    
    Gerhard HOLTKAMP
    Darmstadt, Germany
    
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