FW: International Space Station Passes Overhead

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From: Paul Doherty (pauld@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 15:28:31 PDT 

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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 15:28:31 -0700
From: Paul Doherty <pauld@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: FW: International Space Station Passes Overhead

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>Forwarded from Chabot SSC...
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>>NOTE: The ISS will pass DIRECTLY OVERHEAD on April 6.
>>
>>The following are opportunities to see the International Space Station (ISS)
>>pass through the evening sky in the next few days. The ISS will be VERY
>>bright (brighter than Jupiter but not as bright as Venus) and will look like
>>the headlight from an airplane (but without any flashing lights). It can
>>seen through thin clouds! It will rise from the Southwest horizon at the
>>"Start" time indicated (and will be hard to see when close to the horizon)
>>and it will disappear in the sky (at the "End" time specified) when it
>>enters the shadow of the earth.
>>
>>Make sure your watch is set correctly. These times are very accurate for
>>Orinda/Berkeley but may vary by up to 10 seconds or so for other parts of
>>the Bay Area.
>>
>>Wednesday, April 4th
>>
>>Start: 8:45:24 pm End: 8:51:05 pm, Max Elevation = 48 degrees at 8:50:44,
>>Moving SW to S, Max Elevation: South
>>
>>--------------------------
>>
>>Friday, April 6th (BEST VIEW)
>>
>>Start: 8:20:58 pm End: 8:30:10 pm, Max Elevation = 88 degrees at 8:26:18,
>>Moving SW to NE, Max Elevation: OVERHEAD!!
>>
>>--------------------------
>>
>>Sunday, April 8th
>>
>>Start: 7:55:57 pm End: 8:06:31 pm, Max Elevation = 49 degrees at 8:01:17,
>>Moving SW to NE, Max Elevation: North
>>
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Paul "But it is more complicated than that!" Doherty,
Senior Staff Scientist, The Exploratorium.
pauld@exploratorium.edu, www.exo.net/~pauld

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