Re: Viewing space station from ground...not

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From: Richard Schumacher
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:43

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   http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/20/


> > 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
> 
> Try to cross check with jpass from www.msfc.nasa.gov to see if the times match.
> 
> Also, bear in mind that with the reboosts that have been made, it takes some
> time before those software programs get updated data on the new orbit, so if
> you watch it, be there a few minutes early and late.
> 
> Last friday evening, the shuttle was scheduled to appear about 10 minutes
> before the station, but it turned up about 5 minutes later.
> 
> However, generally, I had found Jpass to be quite accurate.

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Subject: Re: Viewing space station from ground...not
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