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tonybarry
25-10-2009, 09:38 PM
Hello People,

Calsky reports the Moon will be crossing the lunar disc on the ISS pass on Monday's pass 8:05pm - 8:10pm AEDT. Transit visible from Sydney (Parramatta / Woy Woy / Kincumber).

Link here:-

http://www.calsky.com/?Transitline=&showhome=&obs=93772488374179&tdt=2455130.88248534&sat=25544&interval=0.00011574&step=0.00000231&mainbody=10

Hope the weather is good.

Regards,
Tony Barry
iceman
26-10-2009, 04:53 AM
I received that alert too, but looks like it's going to be cloudy tonight.

Pouring rain right now!
tonybarry
26-10-2009, 07:11 AM
That's interesting Mike ... does CalSky send emails? I shall have a look.

Regards,
Tony Barry
sheeny
26-10-2009, 07:17 AM
Calsky certainly does have email alerts.

I get email alerts for ISS crossing the Sun/Moon, as well as favourable ISS passes, etc.

I didn't get one for the 26th though, so I must be off the ground track...

Al.
iceman
26-10-2009, 07:17 AM
Yes - you can subscribe to the email alerts and it will send you a notification if there's a crossing coming up.
mozzie
26-10-2009, 02:12 PM
no iss tonight its peeing down
mozzie
Moon
26-10-2009, 08:28 PM
just got a really nice view of the pass here :)
cookie8
26-10-2009, 09:11 PM
That's interesting...heavens-above showed the ISS just missing the moon by a whisker viewing from my place.
tonybarry
27-10-2009, 06:45 AM
The "footprint" of the transit was really quite narrow; I worked Heavens-Above for a while and figured it was less than two km wide as well as I could judge. Parramatta Park's eastern edge seemed to be the best place for the transit; unfortunately the rain halted play.

My wife got tired of me endlessly squinting at the clouds, looking for a patch of blue.

Regards,
Tony Barry
supernova1965
27-10-2009, 08:18 AM
Please Please any photo's:prey2::prey2::prey2::D
michaellxv
27-10-2009, 10:37 PM
By chance I went outside to look at Jupiter and the moon together when the IIS went by. Went right overhead, one of the best views I have had.

Michael.
HolyWars
28-10-2009, 07:15 PM
I also observed ISS on Monday night but from inner suburb's of Melbourne @ about 8.20pm roughly. It passed the moon about 7 degrees to its south BUT nearly passed straight over Jupiter. It was about mag -3.