von Tom
08-07-2013, 04:24 PM
Tonight 3 of the major orbiting spacecraft will be visible from Brisbane.
First will be the Tiangong-1 which flies through the Southern Cross in the south at 17:37 mag 0.9
Then the X-37B next to Saturn, overhead at 17:53 mag 2.1
Then the ISS next to Saturn, overhead, at 18:27 mag -3.4
I will endeavour to catch a transit of both the X-37B and the ISS of Saturn from the Mt Lindsay Hwy. Obeservers in Amberley will see the ISS go directly over Saturn.
Would love to see some images tonight! :)
Tom
First will be the Tiangong-1 which flies through the Southern Cross in the south at 17:37 mag 0.9
Then the X-37B next to Saturn, overhead at 17:53 mag 2.1
Then the ISS next to Saturn, overhead, at 18:27 mag -3.4
I will endeavour to catch a transit of both the X-37B and the ISS of Saturn from the Mt Lindsay Hwy. Obeservers in Amberley will see the ISS go directly over Saturn.
Would love to see some images tonight! :)
Tom