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Old 26-04-2008, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle_Steve View Post
It rose majestically, passing through Orion just north of the Belt, then passing not too far south of Sirius which gave good opportunity to compare brightness of each - the ISS clearly brighter, as predicted for my location (mag -2.1) - and it eventually descended to the south passing "below" Crux and coming within a very short distance of Alpha Centauri.
For me in Toowing, it seemed to occult Betleguese. The contrast of the bright white ISS and the red giant made a spectacular sight.
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