[Linux-ham] ISS pass tomorrow night

Greg Brown gwbrown1 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 24 16:02:36 EST 2008


We missed it - too many clouds too low on the horizon.  :(

I'll be more ready next time!  :)

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Kevin Otte <nivex at nivex.net> wrote:
> > Tomorrow night's pass will be visible, if the weather cooperates:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2zcggd
> >
> > Additionally, the astronauts will likely be outside during the pass.  If
> > anyone has any 220 gear that will go up above the ham bands:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6xt82e
>
> I didn't realize the astronauts were outside when it passed by.
> That's cool!
>
> Did anyone else manage to catch it?  I got the entire family
> outside our house and my wife found it before it reached apogee.
> We then watched it as it went up and then down behind the trees.
> It was quite bright (magnitude -1.8 according to heavens-above.com)
> and clearly visible in the twilight.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner
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