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ISS observation

Started by jimmoscheck, 05/24/2008 03:05AM
Posted 05/24/2008 03:05AM Opening Post
I just observed the best pass if the ISS that I've ever seen. Started low in the SW and proceeded NE directly overhead. It was very bright, Mag +2 or so. There is another pass around 4AM with a highest altitude of 71ยบ.

A fellow club member posted today on our club's yahoo group that the ISS is in a unique position relative to Michigans' latitude and longitude that makes it visible to a greater or lesser degree with almost every pass for the next few evenings and this happens every year in May. I never knew that.
Posted 05/24/2008 04:13AM #1
Jim,

I observed ISS Wed night at around 10:15 or so. At least that's what I thought it was. Moving southwest to northeast. Very bright and white, did you mean mag -2? It seemed to move more slowly than some satellites I see, perhaps due to the 200+ mile high orbit.

Rick

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