I am not much of a morning person, but tomorrow morning - that's
Wednesday the 7th there is a shuttle +ISS pass over the Pasadena
area. The two spacecraft will be visible in the same part of the
sky as the bright comet 17P/Holmes in Perseus. That should make a very
pretty picture. (if it is foggy, well, then I am sure someone
will have a very pretty picture of this lineup) A friend here at
work drove up CA Route 2, just a couple miles up got him above the fog
this morning, where he snapped a photo of the shuttle and
International Space Station. Then he emailed it to one of the
astronauts aboard the shuttle today.
Here is the chart
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?Session=kebgcaianecpbahhnoafgbog&satid=25544&date=39393.5470363773
Here are the details: Look to the North East at 5:00 a.m. (not P.
M.) - this allows a few minutes to get oriented.
It's a short pass just 3 minutes from 5:07 to 5:10 a.m. The two
spacecraft travel from NW to NNE 33 degrees above the horizon.
Then you should take a look at the planetary lineup. Strung
along the ecliptic will be (starting from the Eastern horizon:
Mercury, the moon, Venus, Saturn and Mars (almost overhead). Now
that's what I call a lineup!
Date: Wednesday, 07
November, 2007
Observer's Location:
Pasadena ( 34.1480°N, 118.1440°W)
Local Time: Pacific Standard
Time (GMT - 8:00)
Leaves shadow 05:07:38
33 degrees above horizon
Maximum altitude 05:07:44
33 degrees above horizon
Drops below 10° altitude
05:10:24
Sets 05:12:30
There is another pass at
5:30 a.m. on the 8th, but it only is 12 degrees above the horizon.
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&Session=kebgcaianecpbahhnoafgbog
Jane
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Jane Houston Jones
Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program
JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205
Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435
jane.h.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
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