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Started by vallentynes, 02/23/2005 01:55AM
Posted 02/23/2005 01:55AM | Edited 02/23/2005 01:56AM Opening Post
This is for folks near Oakland. I received this Info form a east bay astro-group. The info is cool.
Sunday 27 February 2005
Time Object Event
6h50m35.58s ISS Crosses the disk of Moon. Separation: 0.137d Position
Angle: 138.9d
Angular Velocity: 24.8'/s. Transit duration:
1.05s
Angular diameter: 18.7" size: 73.0m x 44.5m x
27.5m
Satellite at az: 245.7d WSW h: 17.1d dist:
991.5 km mag=-0.1m
Satellite apparently moves to direction
220.0°
Centerline, Closest Point →Map:
Lon:122d14m16s W
Lat: +37d46m08s dist: 7.44 km az: 221.5d SW
Path direction: 131.4d SE ground speed: 7.855
km/s
width: 12.6 km max. duration: 1.2 s
Bruce
Hope some of you with the technology can take advantage of it.
SV