Re: Viewing space station from ground...not

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From: Esmail Bonakdarian
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:23

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Charles Packer wrote:
> 
> Haven't been able to see the space station these last five
> evenings when it should have been visible from the D.C. area,
> according to the web site
> http://www.skypub.com/sights/satellites/iss_na.shtml
> 
> Light pollution prevents us from seeing anything dimmer than
> Castor, Pollux, Betelgeuse and...(consulting weekly star
> chart) Jupiter. Should it be at least as bright as any of
> these?

Charles,

It's very bright, I'd second what Anthony said. I've had very good
results with the predictions of heavens-above.com.

A few nights ago I saw the ISS by accident. I first thought I was looking
at a star, that's how bright it was. I think heavens-above rated it at
-0.2 but it could have been brighter.

In fact it wasn't a totally clear night here either, there was some
haze, but the ISS had no problem shining through.

Go for it!

Esmail
PS: I should say, it can be very bright, it's magnitude varies from pass
    to pass. See heavens-above.com for specific info.
-- 
Esmail Bonakdarian  -  esmail@uiowa.edu  -  http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~bonak

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