[GCARC] China's space station viewing opportunity tonight

[Jim n2gxj]

omg.  SORRY Clock on laptop was off due to travels.  Fixed -
CORRECTED TIMES
Tonight (Friday - assuming skies not cloudy) mag -1.9 (bright)
22:21 (10:21pm) Local - rising from west,
22:23pm passing to the North of overhead,
by 22:25pm disappearing into Earth's shadow in ENE.

Tomorrow (Saturday - assuming skies not cloudy) mag -2.1 (bright)
21:21 (9:21pm) local - rising from WSW (sky may still be fairly light out),
21:23pm passing nearly vertically overhead (85 degrees NNW),
21:26pm setting in ENE

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM Jim n2gxj <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tiangong (China's space station) is not quite as big as the ISS, but
> nevertheless, it does reflect sunlight and can be seen passing by in the
> night sky when the conditions are right.
> Tonight (and again tomorrow) might be such nights.
>
> Tonight (Friday - assuming skies not cloudy) mag -1.9 (bright)
> 8:21pm Local - rising from west,
> 8:23pm passing to the North of overhead,
> by 8:25pm disappearing into Earth's shadow in ENE.
>
> Tomorrow (Saturday - assuming skies not cloudy) mag -2.1 (bright)
> 7:21pm local - rising from WSW (sky may still be fairly light out),
> 7:23pm passing nearly vertically overhead (85 degrees NNW),
> 7:26pm setting in ENE
>
> good luck!
>
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