Re: ISS-Endeavour report

From: Tom Wagner (sciteach1950@home.com)
Date: Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:42:45 EST

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    I used 7 x 35 binoculars to watch the Station followed a few minutes later
    by the very bright Shuttle. I swear I could see the shuttle as a triangular
    shape. Was I imagining this?
    
    Tom
    Iowa
    USA
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Mitchell" <escape@velocity.net>
    To: "SeeSat" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:42 PM
    Subject: ISS-Endeavour report
    
    
    > Wow, just came in from a beautiful pass at 80 degree altitude.  I followed
    > them as long as I could in my 10" scope at 61x.  Stunning!  Brilliant
    white
    > triangle shape with the two orange solar arrays jutting out the sides.
    > Easily outshined Jupiter.
    >
    > It was clear all day until 1 hour before show time.  Clouds rolled in (as
    > usual), but it ended up clearing out after 30 minutes, whew!
    >
    > Clear skies,
    > Bill
    > 42 4' 18" N
    > 80 8' 33" W
    >
    
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