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Astronomy => Alerts! Questions? Discussions... => Topic started by: MarkS on Jul 06, 2009, 09:39:23

Title: The Glorious 7th
Post by: MarkS on Jul 06, 2009, 09:39:23
Tomorrow night (Tue 7th July) we have the following events:
1)  5  consecutive visible passes of the ISS beginning at 22:04 BST
2)  Full moon (near enough)
3)  Jupiter Red Spot transit at 1am BST

Mark

Title: Re: The Glorious 7th
Post by: Fay on Jul 06, 2009, 17:57:46
Mark, why can't I see details of all passes on Heaens Above?
Title: Re: The Glorious 7th
Post by: mickw on Jul 06, 2009, 18:23:43
Quotewhy can't I see details of all passes on Heaens Above?
That's because Mark has his own spy-sat.

That's what the S(py) is for in his name  ;)
Title: Re: The Glorious 7th
Post by: Fay on Jul 06, 2009, 18:36:10
I've often wondered if Mark gets inside information! ;)
Title: Re: The Glorious 7th
Post by: MarkS on Jul 06, 2009, 22:32:47

Fay - you need to create yourself a user logon at Heavens-Above with your own location - otherwise it defaults to some weird location (0.0000°N, 0.0000°E) which isn't at all useful!

Or use Rick's link:  http://www.chocky.demon.co.uk/oas/predictiss.txt


Mark


Title: Re: The Glorious 7th
Post by: Rick on Jul 06, 2009, 23:45:20
My list has skipped the passes it thinks are in daylight. However, ISS is bright enough these days...