Hello Ed, In summer (at the northern hemisphere) the orbit of ISS is almost at right angles to the line Earth-Sun. The pole-axis of the ISS orbit points towards the Sun. ISS then stays for several days to weeks constantly in sunlight. Jay lives near New York. But also from my location at 52 degrees north it is possible to see ISS (and other sats)on more than 2 consectutive passes. The first low in the south-east, then more up in the south and finally low in the south-west, as the earth rotates underneat the orbit from west to east. Gretings Leo Barhorst -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Edward Ehrlich [mailto:eehrlich@shani.net] Verzonden: vrijdag 9 augustus 2002 9:02 Aan: 'SeeSat-L' Onderwerp: RE: ISS 5 consecutive passes Jay wrote: >A few years ago, I stayed up all night for a Mir Marathon, observing it 5 >times in one night. Mir is gone, but on the night of July 25-26, I saw ISS >on 5 consecutive passes. Has anyone else tried this? I don't doubt Jay's veracity but I don't understand how it's possible to observe the ISS for more than 2 consecutive passes. In order to see the ISS, it itself must be in sunlight while it's night at the observer's location. For a relatively low flying object such as the ISS this can usually happen at most for two consecutive passes. Jay, could you please give me your location's coordinates? I'd like to try to calculate the predictions myself. Thanks, Ed Ehrlich - SkyWatch - The Astronomical Alarm Clock<webmaster@sky-watch.com> Jerusalem, Israel http://www.sky-watch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ---------------------------- DISCLAIMER ----------------------------- De informatie verzonden met dit e-mail bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Openbaarmaking, vermenigvuldiging, verspreiding en/of verstrekking aan derden is niet toegestaan. Gebruik van deze informatie door anderen dan de geadresseerde is verboden. U wordt verzocht bij onjuiste adressering de afzender direct te informeren door het bericht te retourneren. The information sent by means of this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the addressee. Publication, duplication, distribution and/or forwarding to third parties of this message, as well as use of the information by other persons than the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by returning it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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