[amsat-bb] Re: ISS visual passage

[Jeff Mock]

You saw the rare triple pass.  The Jules Verne ATV supply ship is about
1000km ahead of the ISS, it's going to dock with the ISS on 4/3 (I
think).  The shuttle is undocked from the ISS and is trailing the ISS a
bit, I think it's landing tomorrow.  It sounds like you saw all three! A
unique opportunity.

jeff
AD6EO

Dave Guimont wrote:
> We don't often have good "seeing" in San Diego, but we did tonite, 
> and I have some questions...
> 
> ISS went over just as predicted, overhead at 26mar08 
> 0308Z.  Estimating the magnitude at -3.0...We had a little bit of 
> haze, and it looked like a lighted cigar!
> 
> About a minute before, an object on the same course mag ~1.5, and 
> about 2 min after ISS, another object,  same course, mag ~1.0...
> 
> Can someone tell me what the other objects were?  The shuttle??  A 
> garbage dump??
> 
> I've not really been following ISS progress, again "seeing" in San 
> Diego is a real variable....
> 
> Tonite was an exception...
> 
> Any help appreciated...
> 
> We have almost an identical pass for ISS on 28 mar Z.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>             73, Dave, WB6LLO
>                 dguimon1 at san.rr.com
> 
>                     Disagree: I learn....
> 
>                Pulling for P3E... 
> 
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