| Observing Location | Bedroom Window |
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| Observational Period | 0545-0530 EST |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Clear |
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| Temperature | 19°F |
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| Wind | Light Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 30.53" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Toasty in my bed next to the radiator
Wind Chill 8°F |
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| 0500 EST | Astronomical Twilight begins |
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| 0532 EST | Astronomical Twilight ends
Nautical Twilignt begins |
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| Target | ISS Visible Pass |
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| Constellation | |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080229.0549 EST |
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| Comments | Not Seen
I am looking at the tail end of the pass hoping to spot it passing through gaps in the surrounding buildings. The sky is starting to get bright and according to Cal Sky the ISS is only Mag 1 by now.
| | | Heavens-Above | CalSky |
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| Start | Time | 0549 EST | 0550 EST |
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| Alt. | 10° | horizon |
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| Az. | SSW | 209.0°
SSW |
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| Mag. | | -0.8 |
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| Max. Alt. | Time | 0552 EST | 0554 EST |
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| Alt. | 25° | 26.9° |
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| Az. | SE | 135.8°
SE |
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| Mag. | -0.1 | -1.8 |
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| Ends | Time | 0554 EST | 0559 EST |
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| Alt. | 10° | horizon |
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| Az. | ENE | 62.9°
ENE |
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| Mag. | | 1.7 |
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I am finding a disparity between the data given in Heavens Above and that in CalSky. Start and end of the pass can be attributed to Heavens Above reporting it at 10° Alt while CalSky reports it at the horizon. But they both should show the same time and location for culmination.
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| 0604 EST | Nautical Twilight ends
Civil Twilight begins |
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| 0631 EST | Civil Twilight ends
Sunrise |
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The military is delaying the launch of a satellite because of all the debris that is still in orbit after they destroyed USA 193 before reentry.
Space.com
Sunspots Observed
The Sun has finally developed some spots so I have done a bit of observing when the weather was conducive to that activity.
Observing Hours for the Year 2008
| | Day | Night | Total |
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| Hours | Days | Avg | Hours | Days | Avg | Hours | Days | Avg |
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| Jan | 2.25 | 9 | 0.25 | 2.75 | 5 | 0.55 | 5.00 | 13 | 0.38 |
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| Feb | 3.25 | 9 | 0.36 | 8.25 | 7 | 1.18 | 11.25 | 12 | 0.94 |
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| TOTAL | 5.50 | 18 | 0.31 | 11.00 | 12 | 0.92 | 16.25 | 25 | 0.65 |
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