This is the notice I sent to the local school my first grade daughter attends.She's seen a lot. I am trying to promote visual satellite observation. A science item that could be of interest to young and older on Wed. night 4/17/02, maybe before your bedtime, and if the skies are clear. The International Space Station (ISS) and the United States shuttle craft ( STS-110) will both be visible at 8:46 PM 8 degrees above the moon and 10 seconds later 3 degrees above the bright star to the left and above the moon. This bright star is not a star but the planet Jupiter. The 2 space craft which are both manned will be separated by only a few degrees. No equipment is needed to see, just look toward the moon at the right time. The map shows the trajectory of ISS and STS-110. On the map, azimuth 270 degrees is due west and the horizontal numbers show the moon at 44 degrees elevation at event time. At the time of this writing exact time of the undocking is not known, but the light in front will be STS-110 and the approximate time will be 8.46 PM for both craft above the moon. Both will probably be as bright as Jupiter. Set your watch at www.time.gov for more precise times that are available from the map. Have your surroundings as dark as possible for good viewing. These predictions are for local area of students attending this school. If you were in Cumberland it would be almost on the moon and under Jupiter by 2 degrees. snewcomb@mail2.gcnet.net Summary: The ISS and STS-110 will be visible above the moon at 8:46 PM Wednesday night above the moon. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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