Finally, a bright Discovery pass

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We just saw a nice bright pass of STS103 (+Hubble). At 23:26.6 UTC
(12/24/99)
as it passed Fomalhaut it equaled its 1st magnitude brightness and by one
minute later, it was as bright as zero-magnitude Vega. Why so bright this
evening compared to previous nights? (I guess being so far north of the
orbital plane doesn't really give us a right to complain :) )

Merry Christmas to All!

Clear and dark skies!

Ed and Darlene Light
Lakewood, NJ, USA
40.107 N, 074.232 W 

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