Hello Otastro
I know some of you stepped outside and looked up at 8:00 p.m. and were
hoping you would see the visible pass of the ISS over southern
California. Whether you did or didn't see it, here is my recap of the event.
At 8:00 p.m. Mojo and I turned our gaze outward :-) and stepped
outside. We walked a few yards to where we had a good view of the entire
sky. It was not yet dark, but we could see Jupiter and a few brighter
stars We kept looking towards Jupiter, and soon Mojo saw a "star"
moving up from Jupiter to overhead. 8:06:15 is when we first spotted
the Internatinal Space Station, aka the moving "star". We observed the
ISS for about 5 minutes , until 8:11:00 before it was below the horizon
in the NE.
I hope you saw it. If not, I hope my description was a good alternate
to the actual view. Now it is only 9 hours until a gorgeous view of the
moon, Venus, and maybe Mercury and Saturn are visble in dawn sky.
Jane (who recommends checking the morning planet view at 5:30 a.m.) is
now signing off at 8:30 p.m.
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Jane Houston Jones
Monrovia, CA
34.2048N 118.1732W, 637.0 feet
http://www.whiteoaks.com
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