Shuttle + ISS pass near Comet Wednesday morning

[Jane H Jones]

I am not much of a morning person, but tomorrow 
morning - that's Wednesday the 7th there is a 
shuttle +ISS pass over the Pasadena area.  The 
two spacecraft will be visible in the same part 
of the sky as the bright comet 17P/Holmes in 
Perseus. That should make a very pretty picture. 
(if it is foggy, well, then I am sure someone 
will have a very pretty picture of this lineup) 
A friend here at work drove up CA Route 2, just a 
couple miles up got him above the fog this 
morning, where he snapped a photo of the shuttle 
and International Space Station.  Then he emailed 
it to one of the astronauts aboard the shuttle 
today.

Here is the chart 
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?Session=kebgcaianecpbahhnoafgbog&satid=25544&date=39393.5470363773

Here are the details: Look to the North East at 
5:00 a.m. (not P. M.)  - this allows a few 
minutes to get oriented.   It's a short pass just 
3 minutes from 5:07 to 5:10 a.m. The two 
spacecraft travel from NW to NNE 33 degrees above 
the horizon.  Then you should take a look at the 
planetary lineup.  Strung along the ecliptic will 
be (starting from the Eastern horizon:  Mercury, 
the moon, Venus, Saturn and Mars (almost 
overhead).  Now that's what I call a lineup!

Date: Wednesday, 07 November, 2007
Observer's Location: Pasadena ( 34.1480°N, 118.1440°W)
Local Time: Pacific Standard Time (GMT - 8:00)
Leaves shadow 05:07:38  33 degrees above horizon
Maximum altitude 05:07:44  33 degrees above horizon
Drops below 10° altitude 05:10:24
Sets 05:12:30

There is another pass at 5:30 a.m. on the 8th, 
but it only is 12 degrees above the horizon. 
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&Session=kebgcaianecpbahhnoafgbog

Jane

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Jane Houston Jones
Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program
JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205
Pasadena, CA  91109  818-393-6435
jane.h.jones at jpl.nasa.gov
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