Thanksgiving Eve

To accommodate the other parts of the families of our young married couples, my family had our Thanksgiving dinner last night. At about ten minutes 'till seven with everyone finished eating, we all got up and went outside into the crisp, clear November evening to watch the ISS and Atlantis glide silently up from the western sky. As the two craft approached the zenith, their brilliant light turned ruddy red, then faded away as they entered Earth's shadow. Then we all, ages 6 to 81, went back inside and ate some pie!

Hi Steve. You know, I printed the flyover information for the ISS and shuttle flying over Oklahoma City yesterday, and then completely forgot about it last night while I was running errands getting ready for today. The ISS passes over again this evening at 5:39pm and 7:14pm CST, although I don't know how close the shuttle will be to it. Hopefully, I won't be so preoccupied this evening. We're having Thanksgiving at my sister's house, so I may take my new refractor over there this evening and let the kids do a little sky gazing. Happy Thanksgiving.