tml1432
March 25th, 2008, 11:49 AM
this was an email sent to me from a friend... you can see more info for it on the www.nasa.gov site
For the first time ever, you will be able to look up in the sky tonight (Tue) and see three space vehicles at the same time. The Space Shuttle, Space Station and an Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will be visible as they fly almost directly over head starting at 8:28 pm. The ATV will come into view first at 8:38pm, it will appear on Southwest horizon and eventually move directly overhead moving to the Northeast. The Space Station and Space Shuttle will appear 5 minutes later in the same place moving in the same direction. The Shuttle has undocked from the Station and is flying fairly close to it but you should see two separate vehicles. It will take about 5 minutes for each one to fly from horizon to horizon. They are moving at 17,500 miles per hour and will look like a stars moving very quickly across the sky. Use your binoculars if you have them.
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ATV Tue Mar 25/08:28 PM 5 87 11 above SW 13 above NE
ISS Tue Mar 25/08:33 PM 5 73 11 above SW 17 above NE
SHUTTLE* Tue Mar 25/08:33 PM 5 72 11 above SW 17 above NE
*Note: The Shuttle will be about 30 seconds behind the ISS
For the first time ever, you will be able to look up in the sky tonight (Tue) and see three space vehicles at the same time. The Space Shuttle, Space Station and an Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will be visible as they fly almost directly over head starting at 8:28 pm. The ATV will come into view first at 8:38pm, it will appear on Southwest horizon and eventually move directly overhead moving to the Northeast. The Space Station and Space Shuttle will appear 5 minutes later in the same place moving in the same direction. The Shuttle has undocked from the Station and is flying fairly close to it but you should see two separate vehicles. It will take about 5 minutes for each one to fly from horizon to horizon. They are moving at 17,500 miles per hour and will look like a stars moving very quickly across the sky. Use your binoculars if you have them.
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ATV Tue Mar 25/08:28 PM 5 87 11 above SW 13 above NE
ISS Tue Mar 25/08:33 PM 5 73 11 above SW 17 above NE
SHUTTLE* Tue Mar 25/08:33 PM 5 72 11 above SW 17 above NE
*Note: The Shuttle will be about 30 seconds behind the ISS