Perfect weather in Christchurch, New Zealand. I was a bit late in going outside, but I saw it passing close to Mars at about 20:47 NZDT (UTC+13), then going into shadow about 30s later. Many thanks to Ted Molczan for the elements, and Mike McCants for Quicksat. I have always used Heavens Above for predictions, but there were none available at 17:30 NZDT. So I had a quick look around for an easy-to-use prediction program. It tooks about 20 minutes to decide on Quicksat, then another 10 minutes to read the doco, set up the control file and the elements file, 10 seconds to get the predictions, then another 5 minutes to work out what the output meant. I included ISS in the prediction so that I could cross-check the prediction against HA. Stephen Irons Christchurch, New Zealand 43.4939S, 172.5792E Robert Holdsworth wrote: >Heavens Above now has predictions based on Ted's preliminary elements and >intends to update them with OIG elements. > >I just missed what is probably my only opportunity to see it with an >overhead pass while I was in a meeting! > >Robert Holdsworth >Wainuiomata >New Zealand >41.2610°S, 174.9470°E > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Gill" <eclipsechaser@hotmail.com> >To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> >Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:09 PM >Subject: Re: Shenzhou not yet on OIG > > > > >>OIG has the following: >> >>UNK >>1 28043U 03040 03288.33853078 -.00000479 00000-0 00000+0 0 16 >>2 28043 42.4192 28.3448 0001286 250.9576 109.1145 15.78268584 51 >> >>Michael Gill >> >> >> >>>From: Tony Beresford <dberesford@adam.com.au> >>>To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org >>>Subject: Shenzou not yet on OIG >>>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:35:19 +0930 >>> >>>Just accessed OIG, at 5H:00min UT no elsets for SHENZOU 5. >>>Next free catalog number is 28043 >>>Tony Beresford >>> >>> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' >>>in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org >>>List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html >>> >>> >>> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! >>http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' >>in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org >>List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html >> >> >> >> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' >in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org >List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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