I observed the NOSS 3-4 pair on a 13 deg pass; they were 140 s late, and at least 0.1 deg above-track, relative the epoch 07303.18 elements. 31701 07 027A 2701 G 20071105101733120 17 25 2057226+584930 56 S 31701 07 027A 2701 G 20071105101736870 17 25 2052963+585497 28 S 31708 07 027C 2701 G 20071105101852810 17 25 2057235+584959 96 S 31708 07 027C 2701 G 20071105101856410 17 25 2052963+585497 28 S 31708 07 027C 2701 G 20071105101910120 17 25 2036671+592099 67 S 31708 07 027C 2701 G 20071105102124600 17 25 1805081+550833 87 S IOD format: http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html Site 2701: 43.68764 N, 79.39243 W, 230 m I was barely able to resolve STS 120 and ISS as separate objects, about 22 min after they undocked, using 25x100 binoculars. This was near the culmination of my pass, at 10:54:28 UTC, 21 deg above the south-eastern horizon, range 841 km, at which time Spaceflight Now reported the shuttle was 300 ft in front of ISS. At the range of 841 km, their angular separation was 22 arc sec, which would have been easy to split, except for the glare from the brilliant station. The station had an orange cast, which became more pronounced as it receded toward the eastern horizon. Comet 17P/Holmes remains an impressive object, readily visible to the unaided eye as a large, round, nebulous object. Its central core has expanded considerably, and no longer appears stellar in 25x100 binoculars. The coma appeared to be in excessive of 0.2 deg across. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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