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Shuttle Pass at 5:50 AM
I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is
in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. What could cause this? George Evans |
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:27:11 +0000, George Evans wrote:
I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. What could cause this? That's a really fast period for the Shuttle, must have been flashes from reflections of the Sun off of bright surfaces. I'm looking forward to seeing them tomorrow at 6:45, if they're still up there. 6:45 Central or 7:45 Eastern, would be the second landing opportunity. Maybe they'll get an extra day onorbit. ;-) http://www.heavens-above.com/ -- Craig Fink Courtesy E-Mail Welcome @ |
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George Evans wrote: I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. Out of curiosity, how bright (qualitatively) is the shuttle compared to the ISS? Was Soyuz visible as well, or has it docked? Nick |
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:09:16 +0000, George Evans wrote:
in article , Craig Fink at wrote on 9/20/06 6:42 AM: On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:27:11 +0000, George Evans wrote: I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. What could cause this? That's a really fast period for the Shuttle, must have been flashes from reflections of the Sun off of bright surfaces. I'm looking forward to seeing them tomorrow at 6:45, if they're still up there. 6:45 Central or 7:45 Eastern, would be the second landing opportunity. Maybe they'll get an extra day onorbit. ;-) My sentiments, too. You know I really wish NASA and Russia had worked a little harder to figure out how to dock an extra Soyuz with the Shuttle docked to the Space Station. This mission would have been a really good opportunity to get some nice pictures of the Shuttle docked with the Space Station. Maybe there will be some other opportunities in the future. -- Craig Fink Courtesy E-Mail Welcome @ |
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lid wrote on 9/20/06 11:47 AM: Op Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:25:23 +0000, schreef Craig Fink: You know I really wish NASA and Russia had worked a little harder to figure out how to dock an extra Soyuz with the Shuttle docked to the Space Station. This mission would have been a really good opportunity to get some nice pictures of the Shuttle docked with the Space Station. Maybe there will be some other opportunities in the future. I don't think taking pretty pictures is the goal of the mission! I agree with Craig. I think that this would be a particularly fine day to see pictures of a majestically docked, gleaming white Atlantis, maybe with Venezuela or Iran visible hundreds of miles below. Yea, right now, I could go for that. George Evans |
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"George Evans" wrote in message ... I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. What could cause this? George Evans Better conditions tomorrow morning for those us in in So Cal looking to view ISS thursday 6:11 am, will be higher up in the sky 61 degs, as compared to 11 degrees this morn... unfortunatly Atlantis will already have landed by then... |
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Shuttle Pass at 5:50 AM
George Evans wrote:
I just made a naked eye observation of ISS and Shuttle pass. My location is in Southern California. ISS was steady, Atlantis "appeared" to be tumbling with two regular flashes with a period of about a second. What could cause this? The "flashing" that you saw was probably a result of the smoke that is present in the atmosphere above Southern California from the wildfires that have been burining in the area recently. I have noticed that even stars seem to be twinkling much more distinctly since the fires started. Has anyone noticed a distinct increase in the visual magnitude of Station with the addition of the P4 solar arrays? Craig |
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