Spaceflight Now is reporting that the Flight Readiness Review team was not able to agree to launch the Shuttle and will not meet to consider the matter again before next Wednesday, 25Feb09. They have to get the Shuttle launched in early March or stand down until mid-April to avoid conflicts with the scheduled progress flight to deliver Expedition 19 to ISS.
Space.com article
| Observing Location | Bowery @ Houston St |
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| Observational Period | 1515-1530 EST |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Clear |
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| Temperature | 40° F |
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| Wind | Calm |
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| Humidity | Low |
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| Barometric Pressure | 30.20" Hg
Falling |
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| Feels Like | Cool |
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Nice clear blue sky
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | Venus |
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| Constellation | Psc |
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| Category | Planet |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20090221.1515 EST |
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| Comments | Not Seen
Object
Class | Classical Planet |
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| Phase | Waning Crescent |
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| Elongation | 39.29° E |
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| % Illuminated | 25.5% |
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Distance
Light Time
(from Earth) | 0.4136521 AU
3m 26.44s |
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Distance
(from Sun) | AU |
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| Angular Size | 40.32" |
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| Magnitude | -4.6 |
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| Altitude | 56.8251° |
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| Observing Location | Bowery @ E 3 St, New York, NY |
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| Observational Period | 1715-1730 EST |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Scattered Clouds |
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| Temperature | 39° F |
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| Wind | Light Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 30.21" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Cool |
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There are cirrus clouds building in from the SW. It feels cooler and a little moister than it did before sunset.
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | Venus |
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| Constellation | Psc |
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| Category | Planet |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20090221.1715 EST |
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| Comments | Venus was hard to find and was difficult to recover once I lost it. It did shine through the thickest bands of cloud.
Object
Class | Classical Planet |
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| Phase | Waning Crescent |
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| Elongation | 39.24° E |
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| % Illuminated | 25.4% |
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Distance
Light Time
(from Earth) | 0.4131156 AU
3m 26.17s |
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Distance
(from Sun) | AU |
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| Angular Size | 40.37" |
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| Magnitude | -4.6 |
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| Altitude | 41.3003° |
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