Hi , all , Skywayinc@aol.com wrote : > Any chance that [ISS] will have any view of the Moon's > umbra as it races across ... the western Pacific Ocean > ... ? Calculations in my ancient copy of Mike McCants' QuickSat using the latest elset from JSC , 9012 , http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/ISS/SVPOST.html suggest that the space station will not , just as Larry Wood suggests , be able to observe the umbral shadow of Luna . However , it's close enough to suggest to me that the penumbral shadow should be plainly visible from the combined ISS/STS-127 about 2009-07-22 0343 . Cloudy , you say ? So , who cares ? What freedom ! Cheers , Walter http://upforthecount.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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