RASC Hamilton Spot The Space Station tonight

[Roger Hill]

Wayne...I'd like to put the picture you got into Orbit, if you don't mind.  Could you send me a copy?

Thanks, 

Roger

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> On Apr 21, 2014, at 9:31 PM, "Wayne Herd" <wayne at leisureworks.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Roger, I saw the ISS with the Dragon capsule right behind it. Got a long exposure of the two together at 10:18:46 pm Saturday the 19th from Parry Sound.
> They disappeared from view while the exposure was being taken.
> 
> Very cool.
> 
> Wayne Herd
> 
> 
> 
> On 2014-04-19, at 8:11 PM, Roger Hill wrote:
> 
> > Two good opportunities to see the International Space Station tonight, for those who'd like to have a look for it.
> >
> > The first will peak (to the NNE, alt 28 degrees) at 20:43 (mag -1.7) and the other about 90 minutes later at 22:19, magnitude -2.7 : towards the West at 55 degrees above the horizon (look towards Jupiter).  The Dragon capsule may also be visible a few minutes behind the ISS. 
> >
> > If you have binoculars, it should look really nice as it goes into the shadow.  Look for colour changes as it does.  Also, how far can you track it afterwards?
> >
> > Go to Heavens-above.com for more details, and for other passes in the next few days...there's another good one tomorrow at mag -3.3, but Dragon will have docked with it by then.  Docking should occur around 7:15 am tomorrow morning.
> >
> >
> > Roger Hill
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