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Old 01-07-2011, 07:40 PM
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starrynight (Philip)
Astronomy in Byron Bay

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ISS and last shuttle flight observation

I have been checking the ISS visibility from the far north NSW coast recently and found sighting information for Monday 11th July around 5.48am. Now if If the very last shuttle STS135 is launched on Friday 8th as scheduled then we should have a really historic event overhead with the shuttle docked. I would like to contact our local media but can someone 1. Confirm the info from the ISS tracking website and 2. confirm that the ISS and shuttle together is bright enough to extract ourselves from our slumbers and warm beds. The Lunar eclipse was certainly worth it and many locals rose early to watch it. The pass should last about 5mins and looks like it will be visible in Sydney and Brisbane.
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