Subject: Time: 14:54 OFFICE MEMO Solar transit of STS-75 Date: 96/02/29 I know this is short notice, but if any of you satellite observers know someone in Gainesville, Florida, STS-75 will be making a nice transit of the sun tomorrow (Friday) morning at 9:49:06am EST. Exact positioning of the observer is critical since the transit track is extremely narrow. The coordinates I used for Gainesville were 29.66N, 82.33W. The transit will be visible from a narrow strip running primarily east-west across the northern portion of the Florida peninsula. For Gainesville, the Shuttle will appear to cross the sun's disk from the 2 o'clock position to the 8 o'clock position, using a clockface analogy. (6 o'clock being the part of the sun's limb closest to the horizon).