Shuttle and Mir seen

Edward S Light (light@argos.argoscomp.com)
Thu, 22 May 1997 07:08:12 -0400

This morning my wife and I also saw Atlantis and Mir appear out of shadow
between the pointers (Merak and Dubhe), the shuttle leading Mir by about
23 seconds; Atlantis was about 2-2 1/2 magnitude (like Merak) and Mir about
1st magnitude (like Deneb). This is the first shuttle mission in which we
were able to see the objects separately prior to docking, together when
docked, and separate after undocking. (And, except for some trees, we might
have been able to see STS-84 on its way up :( )

Now if only they'd schedule their water (or whatever) dumps while over the
NE USA!

Clear and dark skies!
   Ed Light

Edward S. Light
Lakewood, NJ, USA
N 40.107, W 074.232, Hgt +21m