Heads up! Very good ISS pass tonight over LA area. 7:45-7:51p.m.
Also, Sidewalk Astronomy Saturday in Monrovia, it's International
Observe the Moon Night! 7:00-9:00p.m. Myrtle and Lime streets.
My monthly video is about it, plus about Juno spacecraft flying by earth
for a Gravity Assist on Wednesday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReoS1xVQGVI&feature=youtu.be
My video and JPL blog page (with a Comet ISON blog I wrote 2 weeks ago)
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup-archive.cfm
Oh, we saw Comet ISON yesterday morning! Here's my personal blog
http://jane.whiteoaks.com/
Month at a glance, updated:
http://jane.whiteoaks.com/2013/01/07/whats-up-in-2013-at-a-glance/
Whew!
Very bright, right overhead (for LA). Free but you'll miss part of the
Dodgers/Braves (or Falcons/Jets).
Date
07 October 2013
Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km) Brightness Sun altitude
Rises 19:45:12 0° 226° (SW) 2,341 1.2 -16.6°
Reaches altitude 10° 19:47:17 10° 227° (SW) 1,482 0.1 -17.1°
Maximum altitude 19:50:37 86° 317° (NW) 420 -3.4 -17.7°
Enters shadow 19:51:33 45° 43° (NE) 579 -2.9 -17.9°