> The magnitude depends partly on its distance to you and the > sun-satellite-observer angle (i.e. how much of the satellite is > being > illuminated from your view point). Since Hubble is at a 28 degree > inclination, the further north or south from the equator you are the > more > atmosphere you will be looking through when (if) you see it. If you > are too > far north or south on the earth (above or below 38 degrees N or S Not precisely. In December of 1999, I sighted the Space Shuttle/HST complex, at about 17 degrees altitude, and I live at 39.75 degrees north of the equator. --------------------------- Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com "If you come from a little bit of slime out of a pool, then what's so great about life?" --- Arizona Representative Karen Johnson, on the implications of biological evolution ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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