[ValleyNature] [Nature BNS] Space Station Pass

[Sherman Williams]

 From the lighthouse at Horton Bluff,  I enjoyed  a grand view of the  
darkening evening sky as the space station in its bright silence,  
made its pass across the entire expanse of sky.   What a setting:  
bright stars and planets dotting the cobalt blue,(especially the  
brilliance of Venus), and all around me,  the choruses of Spring  
Peepers.  Beautiful spring evening !!  I especially took note of the  
bright ivory glow of the northwestern sky near the horizon (could  
that have been an effect from the Iceland Volcano dust??).

Sorry that the notice was given so close to the event.  I had just  
remembered to check the schedule and found that tonight's was such a  
good, high pass. ....hoping I might get to a few for a look.....and  
amazingly, I know a few did catch it in time (the wonders of the  
internet !!)

The ISS has just begun its sequence of visible evening passes and now  
that Earth's  northern hemisphere is dipping more and more toward the  
Sun, the ISS will remain in the sunlight for more than one pass in an  
evening, especially if its track is a northerly one. For example  
tonight, it will get halfway into its next pass after 11:06, before  
it encounters Earth shadow in the north at 11:09.  It will reach  
about 24 degrees above the horizon as it hits the edge of Earth's  
shadow an blinks out.

Get the upcoming ISS evening pass schedules and tracks from your  
favourite site or  from this Heavens Above link.

http://www.glinx.com/~sherm/iss_pass_schedule.htm

Cheers,
   Sherm


On 1/05/2010, at 9:22 PM, Sherman Williams wrote:

>
> Just noticed that the ISS makes a nice high pass in a few more  
> minutes (:31 to 9:35 west to east, bright,
>
> Hope this gets to a few !!
> Sherm

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