[MR] OT - Space Stations in Space!

Craig morgul at sc.rr.com
Wed Oct 5 15:24:22 PDT 2011


Just an FYI, the International Space Station and the new Chinese Space 
Station Tiangong 1 will both be making highly visible paths over 
Elchenburg this weekend.  With the clear, cool skies we are expecting, 
they should be easy to spot.  Here's the info if anyone is interested.

International Space Station
Oct 6	6:58AM-7:05AM NW to ESE, max alt 49 degrees
Oct 7   6:01AM-6:06AM NNW to NNE, max alt 24 degrees
Oct 8   5:06AM-5:07AM NE to NE, max alt 13 degrees
Oct 8   6:38AM-6:45AM NW to SW, max alt 80 degrees (Best time to see it)
Oct 9	5:43AM-5:46AM NNE to NE, max alt 41 degrees
Oct 10	6:20AM-6:24AM W to SSE, max alt 36 degrees

Tiangong 1
Oct 5	8:18PM-8:21PM W to SSW, max alt 29 degrees
Oct 6	7:05PM-7:11PM WNW to ESE, max alt 81 (Best time to see it)
Oct 7	7:28PM-7:33PM W to SSE, max alt 25 degrees

-Cian



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