I sent it to Fark and they greenlit the link, so if you wonder where the 2500+ hits came from, here you go: http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=5352136 Phil "Bad Astronomer" Plait took notice as well. Wouldn't surprise me if he posts it as well. I can't even begin to imagine the complexity of getting just this one perfect shot. Considering Jupiter's position in the sky and a the ISS's dynamic change in position, I'm sure this wasn't an easy thing to accomplish by any stretch. One thing I have to ask is how the double image of the ISS was attained. Was it just leaving the shutter open for a second and the ISS took up two positions on the exposure? Now, about Pluto........... Greg Williams gregwilliams@knology.net k4hsm@knology.net On May 29, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Walter Nissen wrote: > Hi , all , > > Anthony Ayiomamitis , > Your image with Jupiter is spectacular . Congratulations . > > This evening a path where the X-37B will occult Saturn an hour > and a half after Sunset at an altitude of 47 degrees will pass > not far from me . > > I estimate that at least 90 % of such opportunities are lost > because the proper technology has not yet been deployed . > What is needed is a narrowcasting service using e-mail or > texting to notify potential observers . > The notifications need to be carefully crafted . > Many observers will need more than one notification . > By e-mail , the subject line can be exploited to make the > message clearer , by , e.g. , giving objects , the time and > the distance : X-37B Saturn 5h 11km . > A link should be provided to the path plotted on google > Earth , or similar . > Also to the best available weather forecast . > Maybe also to a reminder service for temporal customization . > Thomas Fly made some steps in this direction , > http://iss-transit.sourceforge.net/ > > Cheers , > > Walter > http://upforthecount.com > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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