[Elecraft] Fwd: Link---ISS Pass for Thurs. Eve. 9 Oct. off West Coast (and further info)

[Aubrey]

>
>http://www.n2yo.com/passes/?s=25544    click on this link first
>
>then click on #7 "DRAW"
>and see the path and the yellow portion will be 
>the length of pass that is visible from 92069 zip code
>
>This will be an almost 10 minute visible pass 
>along the West Coast......It will be one of the 
>brightest "stars" in the western sky.
>It will run from WNW to WSW at around 64 degrees 
>elevation. Starting around 7:22 and ending around 7:32 pm.
>There is a rather bright half moon that might 
>make some of the pass hard to distinguish.
>Yes, there is a variation in the mag (magnitude) 
>listings for these two separate tracking web 
>sites but it still should be very visible.
>
>Satellite      Rise start time         Direction 
>to look    Transit end time     Max elevation      Magnitude
>[]
>
> 
><http://spaceweather.com/flybys/sat_popup.php?sat_name=ISS>ISS 
>7:22:35 
>pm                WNW 
>7:32:15                  64.13°               -2.8 (very bright)
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>
>#    Day       Mag       Starting    Max 
>                             Ending
>                                  LOCAL     Az 
>       LOCAL      Az     El              LOCAL         Az
>
>
>7  Oct 
>9     -1.5        19:22:35   311 
>19:27:25    231    64.13        19:32:15      141
>
>Your kids and/or Grand kids might really enjoy 
>watching it pass. It will not be very far off the coastline.
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>It keeps me in awe to think of what the space 
>age has brought forth and to think that there are people up there looking down
>at the mass of lights all along the U.S.A. ('s 
>West Coast) and perhaps wondering how many people down on earth are looking
>up to watch them pass by.
>
>Hope some of you find it of interest and 
>enjoyable and will see this pass or future passes visible in your area.
>
>You can click the following link and then find 
>the accurate list of passes that will be visible to your area.
>It will automatically determine your area from 
>the IP address of your pc, which will be displayed.
>
>http://www.n2yo.com/
>
>First you can see the immediate position of ISS whenever you click the link.
>Then click "5 day predictions with graphics" to see the listing of passes.
>Highlighted yellow ones are visible to your area.
>Then click on  "DRAW" and see the path outlined 
>for you and the yellow is visible portion to your area.
>
>Best Wishes,
>Aubrey and
>73 de W6ODG San Marcos, CA
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