ISS crossing lunar disc Monday 26-10-2009

tonybarry (Tony) · #1 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=&...31&mainbody=10

Hope the weather is good.

Regards,
Tony Barry

iceman (Mike) · #2 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 (Tony) · #3 26-10-2009, 07:11 AM

That's interesting Mike ... does CalSky send emails? I shall have a look.

Regards,
Tony Barry

sheeny (Al) · #4 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 (Mike) · #5 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 (Peter) · #6 26-10-2009, 02:12 PM

no iss tonight its peeing down
mozzie

Moon (James) · #7 26-10-2009, 08:28 PM

just got a really nice view of the pass here

cookie8 (Vincent) · #8 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 (Tony) · #9 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 (Warren) · #10 27-10-2009, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moon

just got a really nice view of the pass here

Please Please any photo's

michaellxv (Michael) · #11 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 · #12 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.