[PPRAANet] Fw: ISS Sightings website

[Dick-w0raa]

Last week I forwarded some times that the ISS would be visible in Colorado 
Springs.  The info came from the husband of a gal I used to work with at 
Deluxe Corp. before I retired.  Jim sent me the following that some of you 
may be interested in keeping.  If not, just delete it.

Dick
W0RAA

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> You had requested information and a weblink to the ISS Sightings guide:
>
> http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
>
> Ensure that "United States" is in the pull-down menu on the left side  of 
> page, then click "Colorado" on the following page, then "Colorado 
> Springs" on the page after. This week has various times, but they are 
> relatively short durations and low along the horizon. It varies from  week 
> to week. This only shows the ISS at the moment, but the shuttle  launches 
> three days from now, assuming all goes well. If the shuttle  can be seen 
> from our city, then the data will appear on the list. The  listing is 
> updated on a weekly basis.
>
> The Shuttle's main website can be accessed here:
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
>
> And the countdown clock is running at this time. It only runs during  the 
> actual countdown which typically is four or five days before launch.
> There are various videos of prelaunch activities, photos of past and 
> current missions, crew biographies, and mission "media" packages 
> available for download/viewing at this site.
>
> A great resource for past and current Space Shuttle images and video  is 
> at:
>
> http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/
>
> which features scrolling menus to select various options for exploring 
> past missions. Photos of current missions take about two or three days  to 
> process after the event before they show up on the menu, sometimes  a bit 
> longer. Since STS-124 has yet to liftoff, there are no archived  photos 
> appearing in the listings yet.
>
> The "menu bar at the top of the page that lists "+SHUTTLE  +STATION 
> +REALTIME DATA ETC." is interactive and leads to other interesting  pages 
> that may be of interest.
>
> If you have a fast enough internet connection, you can watch the  Shuttle 
> launch and selected NASA events on the NASA TV link and even  download 
> Quicktime, RealPlayer, and Windows Media links that allow you  to watch 
> the events on your computer (via "Other Viewing Options" link  on  the 
> right side of the page).
>
> Enjoy the possibilities!