[kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

[Jiri]

Sorry I'm late to this party, but wow: a "fuck of Jo" and a "piss of 
Leigh" -- sounds like it was a Valentine's Day to please all comers.  :)

melinda grant wrote:

> fuck of jo!!!

>

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>     From: jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk

>     To: gathering at misera.net

>     Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:40:32 +0000

>     Subject: Re: [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

>

>     Well go back and dampen your voice.

>     :-)

>     I can't help but wonder who were you shouting at before you wrote

>     this mail Milly?

>      

>      

>

>

>         WHAT IS THE REAL IMPORTANCE OF ALL THIS IF ANY,CAN SOME  ONE

>         TELL ME,AS I HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN ALL THIS,SORRY ITS

>         BORING  ;/  ps ooppps largecase,no  ones perfect ;)

>

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>             From: antoni at clara.net <mailto:antoni at clara.net>

>             To: gathering at misera.net <mailto:gathering at misera.net>

>             Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:05:03 +0000

>             Subject: Re: [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

>

>             Oh boy, seen 2 great passes this evening ... firstly an

>             almost overhead 3 minute pass at 70 degrees across from W

>             to E from 17:42 hrs ... then one to the south (max 22

>             degrees above horizon) for about a minute at 19:17 ...

>             with this pass, the ISS appeared so so bright at first as

>             the 250 long solar panels reflected huge amounts of

>             sunlight then ever so rapidly it dimmed immensely and

>             disappeared from view almost due south ... the earlier

>             pass was fantastic with the ISS in view for ages, even as

>             it dropped towards the eastern horizon, it was still so

>             very bright ... here are the precise timings for London

>             over next few days :

>              

>             SATELLITE

>

>             	

>             LOCAL

>

>             	

>             DURATION

>

>             	

>             MAX ELEV

>

>             	

>             APPROACH

>

>             	

>             DEPARTURE

>

>

>             	

>             DATE/TIME

>

>             	

>             (MIN)

>

>             	

>             (DEG)

>

>             	

>             (DEG-DIR)

>

>             	

>             (DEG-DIR)

>

>

>             	

>

>

>             	

>

>

>             	

>

>

>             	

>

>

>             	

>

>

>             ISS

>

>             	Sat Feb 09/06:15 PM 	

>             3

>

>             	

>             86

>

>             	34 above W 	23 above E

>             ISS

>

>             	Sun Feb 10/06:36 PM 	

>             2

>

>             	

>             74

>

>             	33 above W 	37 above ESE

>             ISS

>

>             	Mon Feb 11/06:56 PM 	

>             1

>

>             	

>             44

>

>             	29 above WSW 	41 above S

>             ISS

>

>             	Tue Feb 12/05:42 PM 	

>             3

>

>             	

>             77

>

>             	44 above W 	11 above ESE

>             ISS

>

>             	Tue Feb 12/07:17 PM 	

>             1

>

>             	

>             23

>

>             	19 above WSW 	23 above SSW

>             ISS

>

>             	Wed Feb 13/06:03 PM 	

>             3

>

>             	

>             47

>

>             	37 above WSW 	10 above SE

>             ISS

>

>             	Wed Feb 13/07:37 PM 	

>             1

>

>             	

>             11

>

>             	10 above WSW 	11 above SW

>             ISS

>

>             	Thu Feb 14/06:24 PM 	

>             3

>

>             	

>             25

>

>             	24 above SW 	11 above SSE

>             ISS

>

>             	Fri Feb 15/06:44 PM 	

>             2

>

>             	

>             12

>

>             	12 above SW 	10 above SSW

>             ISS

>

>             	Sun Feb 17/05:50 PM 	

>             1

>

>             	

>             14

>

>             	14 above SW 	10 above S

>

>              

>              

>             Tomorrow night's pass at approx 18:03 is probably the best

>             remaining chance before Atlantis detaches from ISS ... at

>             40+ degrees max above horizon ... again from WSW to SE

>             (basically looking to the south and across from West to

>             East) ... visible for a full 3 minutes ... it really

>             stands out ... it should be below the crescent moon ...

>             the planet Mars is still up there too looking a bit

>             orangey ... hopefully another clear evening sky in the UK

>             ... a good excuse to leave work early and get back home ...  

>              

>             *Bleak are the hearts in summer, long wintertme

>             We are god children running, immortal child

>             Out on the chill horizon, shine morning stars

>             Configurations I'll remember herald one season always *

>

>                 ----- Original Message -----

>                 *From:* pssyche23 <mailto:antoni at clara.net>

>                 *To:* gathering at misera.net <mailto:gathering at misera.net>

>                 *Sent:* Saturday, February 09, 2008 8:16 PM

>                 *Subject:* [kj] OT : ISS & Shuttle Atlantis

>

>                 *

>                 http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England

>                 <http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England> *

>                  

>                 Doh, doh, doh ... managed to check the above link for

>                 Stevenage (the info would have related to any place in

>                 the London or South East region) and get the 9th &

>                 10th Feb mixed up, hence stuck my head up out there

>                 just after 18:30 GMT hoping to see a 2 minutes

>                 duration pass at 18:36 from west to east (max

>                 elevation 85 degrees) of the International Space

>                 Station with Shuttle Atlantis attached ... indeed it

>                 occurred earlier at 18:15 & I've seen emails from

>                 folks who've seen it !!!

>                  

>                 In the UK it is a crystal clear night tonight so it's

>                 a bit of a shame I managed to cock it all up, I was

>                 putting the shopping away !!! Anyway,  there are

>                 further opportunities but tonight's was the best by

>                 far ... if anyone's able to view tomorrow, approx

>                 18:36 is the time then 17:52 on Tuesday, other days

>                 the elevation is probably too low ... at least the URL

>                 will come in handy for any future attempts at viewing

>                 ... from your resident scribe with his head always

>                 looking upwards ...

>                  

>                 Regards, Antoni

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