I checked out heavens above and I have a 14 degree SW pass at 22:08pm tonight here in NW Arkansas. 35.94n 93.47w I'll be watching with 7x50's as ISS & Progress enter the shadow. Thanks for the heads up! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mir16609@aol.com> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 3:59 PM Subject: Re: Progress launch and obs + TiPS Question > In a message dated 8/6/00 4:16:27 PM EDT, dan.deak@sympatico.ca writes: > > > > > Progress M1-3 has been launched today at 18:27 UT toward an ISS docking > > scheduled for the 9th at 20:14 UT. No TLE yet from OIG. > > According to NASA and Florida Today the docking will take place at 20:14 UT > on Tuesday August 8th. > http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html > http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/2000b/080700d.htm > > Prior to docking, at 4:00 EDT (08:00 UT 8/8) there will be a visible pass > where the ISS will pass just north of the great lakes, over Ottawa, and > Boston. From the Baltimore Washington area the ISS will be in the NNE about > 28 deg above the horizon. Hopefully the Progress will trail by a short > distance. > > TiPS Question: > Since I've been able to observe the tether on TiPS I've wondered about the > source of the light from the tether. With other objects it's reflected > sunlight. Since the tether is 2mm diameter acrylic yarn, am I really seeing > reflected light or the result of some electrical charge that is building on > the tether? > > If it is an electrical charge, then is the tether visible in eclipse? > > Cheers > Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL > Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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