Several years ago, I videotaped the Shuttle inside the earth's shadow illuminated only by its floodlights. The brightness was +6 magnitude. The video was shown at the last EUROSOM satellite observers conference. On a separate note, I observed the STS-92 and ISS from Antwerp, Belgium Oct. 13 (evening) from the roof of Hotel Antigone as the Shuttle was 7 minutes from docking. Unfortunately it was not possible to separate the two optically, but the pass was only 11 degrees elevation and in between cloud banks. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Walsh [mailto:patrickfwd@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:46 PM To: SeeSat-L Cc: patrickfwd@yahoo.com Subject: Shuttle In Shadow And New Telescope Hi Everyone, I'm still astounded by the fact that the shuttle's floodlights, or any floodlights for that matter, are visible from 500 miles away. Is more info available on viewing the shuttle in shadow? I haven't been able to find anything using web or usenet searches. Specifically, what direction are the flood lights pointed in, are they currently shining on the ISS, are they always on, and how much would orientation of the shuttle affect visiblity? Has anyone else (other than Daniel Deak, Mike Waterman, and Tony Beresford) made observations of the shuttle in shadow? What were the circumstances? Unfortunately, it has been cloudy here for the past four or five days, so I have yet to see the shuttle. On another note, I ordered my first telescope (unless you count a worthless department store refractor) yesterday, an Orion 10" Dobsonian. It should be delivered in about six weeks. I can't wait! Patrick __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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