RL3AO
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Sun Nov-23-08 12:06 AM
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| Spotting the ISS tool bag from Earth |
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Edited on Sun Nov-23-08 12:06 AM by RL3AO
Video: http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2008/23nov08/33442.wmv?PHPSESSID=torghkbcopvfm7ankuvnp1ajs0Finding when it passes over you: http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/?PHPSESSID=torghkbcopvfm7ankuvnp1ajs0It looks like you will need a small telescope or binoculars in a very dark area. It should be a few minutes ahead of the ISS so if you try to spot the ISS, maybe hunt for the tool bag as well! |
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Sun Nov-23-08 12:28 AM
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| 1. That tool bag is the size of a (larger) shoe box! |
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Can you really see it with a small telescope or binocs???
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| RL3AO
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Sun Nov-23-08 12:30 AM
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| 2. It apparently shines around the 8th magnitude |
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Sun Nov-23-08 12:37 AM
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I watched the replay on NASA TV of it floating away...I felt bad for the astronaut and would have sworn a lot more than she did!
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Sun Nov-23-08 12:42 AM
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| 4. I am so finding that bag and putting it on ebay! n/t |
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