Tom, You might like to try the VRML simulator which I wrote with Phil Masding. It can show you the path of the ISS across the star field, position of the sun & moon and will show when the ISS (or any satellite) goes into eclipse. It's main purpose however is to show the exact orientation of the ISS as seen by the observer - this might be of interest to the students also. Full details at:- http://www.astrospider.com/vrml_simulator.htm Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Tom Wagner [mailto:sciteach@mchsi.com] Sent: 24 November 2003 02:29 To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org Cc: Astronomer Subject: planetarium Hi, I was trying to come up with a simple yet creative way of alerting the students that enter my classroom when there will be a high pass of the ISS over our area that night. I envisioned tacking a string across the ceiling and other things but I thought they would all be too difficult to set up and not an accurate perception anyway. But then I thought of this, something that I unfortunately still cannot do. My question is....has anyone seen a planetarium show that depicts the path of a satellite crossing the night sky? I would imagine that that would be enlightening for those who have no idea that the ISS is even visible. It would also be good to show people what they could expect that night or later, even having the Station going into shadow. Clear skies, Tom Iowa USA + + + ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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