Mir Solar Transit for California

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Hi All,

There will be a solar transit by the Mir Space Station for selected
cities near the west coast of California on Saturday afternoon,
April 17 from 16:57PST to 16:58:40 PST depending on your
location.  The transit track is extremely narrow, so in all
likelihood you will need to relocate to position yourself
optimally.  Cities that are close to the transit line (going north
to south):

Felton, Davenport, Santa Cruz, Castroville, Fort Ord, Salinas,
Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, King City, Cholame, Maricopa,
Mt. Pinos, Burbank, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Lake Forest,
Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Vista, Escondido, Rancho
Bernardo, Poway, and Campo.

Some specific ground coordinates:

17 April
  PDT     Latitude   Longitude
--------  --------   ---------
16:57:10   36.9759   -122.1300 (near Santa Cruz)
16:57:20   36.5077   -121.4877
16:57:30   36.0360   -120.8505
16:57:40   35.5609   -120.2182
16:57:50   35.0826   -119.5906
16:58:00   34.6010   -118.9672
16:58:10   34.1161   -118.3479
16:58:20   33.6282   -117.7323
16:58:30   33.1371   -117.1202
16:58:40   32.6430   -116.5112 (near Campo)

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