Hi all,
I just observed both satellites this evening at dusk.
Busy taking photos, I couldn't time precisely either ISS or STS-120, but STS-120 was clearly a bit late using the Heavens-Above ephemeris, maybe of about one minute :
STS-120 : maximum altitude at about17h33 UT instead of predicted 19h32m08s,
ISS : maximum altitude at about 17h16.5 UT as predicted.
ISS was steady at about mag -2 at -2.5
STS-120 finally reached mag -1.5 or -2 at maximum brightness after maximum altitude, (possibly experiencing a slight flare from mag -1).
Regards
Alain Figer
western suburb of Paris - France
48.891 N
2.113 E
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