Friday, November 27, 2009

Observations

Date: 11/26/09
Time: 6:35-6:50
Location: Venice, FL
Conditions: Clear
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, high in the SouthEast
At 6:43, in the NNW, the ISS streaked across the sky for about two minutes. About 15 seconds after the ISS appeared, the Space Shuttle Atlantis transited the sky in the same direction. The two were at an angular separation of a few degrees. Both were very bright.

Date: 11/27/09
Time: 7:00-7:15
Location: Venice, FL
Conditions: some clouds, but bright stars still visible
Moon: Waxing Crescent, high in the SouthEast
At 7:06, the ISS again crossed the sky for about two minutes, this time in the WNW. The ISS was very bright.

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