It is Pacific Standard Time (UTC- 8:00). I have set my default location to San Diego, CA San Diego, 32.7150°N, 117.1560°W so each time I access web
site it shows me what is going on in the sky above me. When I head for Baja I change the location so I can see if anything is going on down there
worth looking up for, other then a shooting star.
I encourage you to go to the Heavens Above website and sign up with user name and password, although you can access info without doing so, you have to
enter your ocation everytime otherwise. You can select your own location or multiple locations and then see what it is you will see when you look up.
It's fun and easy.Russ - 11-15-2008 at 02:56 PM
I did it! I'm signed up. Great place to see the skies. Thankswoody with a view - 11-15-2008 at 03:04 PM
thanks for the link. i'm all signed up!!!bajamikey - 11-16-2008 at 12:01 PM
signed up. thanks elgatoloco1000lbBlue - 11-17-2008 at 04:35 PM
just used it to watch her pass here in sarasota florida... 6:28pm...
bright as the brightest star!!!!!
soo awesome!!!! 3 1/2 minutes of awe!
mil gracias!LOSARIPES - 11-18-2008 at 02:55 AM
Thanks for the link.... interestingfdt - 11-18-2008 at 06:35 PM
We just saw it here in Tijuana wow!
Does this mean well see it again maņana?elgatoloco - 11-18-2008 at 09:09 PM
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Originally posted by fdt
We just saw it here in Tijuana wow!
Does this mean well see it again maņana?
Go to heavens-above and sign up. Lots of cool stuff.
Saludos, and thanks again for the tour de tequila! Hook - 11-18-2008 at 09:52 PM
Went virtually right overhead here is San Carlos, Sonora. A guy from one of our local science camps held a talk on the beach here, complete with a
real time simulation of the fly-over. He was able to predict with a few seconds when it would appear and "terminate" into the earth's shadow.
That thing was haulin' burro!
If anyone saw it up close in binos, there was a tiny, trailing light directly behind the main cluster. What was that? The nightlight in the potty?elgatoloco - 11-18-2008 at 10:00 PM
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If anyone saw it up close in binos, there was a tiny, trailing light directly behind the main cluster. What was that? The nightlight in the potty?
Somebody was using the bidet?
"On a regular basis, the space shuttle must get rid of excess supply and waste water by dumping them individually or simultaneously overboard through
water spray nozzles. Viewing the shuttle at these times through binoculars or a telescope can reveal an even more spectacular view of the spacecraft
and the ice crystals that form as the water is sprayed overboard. Although you can sometime use a flight timeline to find out when scheduled dumps
occur, your best bet is to monitor NASA TV. Then, check the sightings list to see if a sighting opportunity and a water dump overlap.
Shuttle/station docking missions provide an exciting opportunity to see a double pass. On the day or two immediately before docking and after
undocking, the shuttle and station will appear to be chasing each other across the night sky. They will follow the same flight path varying by only a
few minutes. If the distance is close enough, they will actually appear in the sky at the same time! "
This information provided by Glenn Research Center.
