There are two space-related events happening tonight that you can see! 1) Antares rocket launch from NASA’s Wallop Island in VA at 6:45pm. Get a good view looking south, and look for an orange trail going west to east. It should be visible around 6:47pm. Here is the link for more details blogs.nasa.gov/orbital/. It is going to the International Space Station. 2) International Space Station visible pass at 6:49pm. Look WNW at 6:49pm at 10 degrees altitude. You’ll what looks like a bright slow moving star moving SE. It will be at its highest point of 63 degrees at 6:52pm. It will end at 6:55pm in the SE at 10 degrees. More information on ISS visible passes and other satellites can be found here heavens-above/main.aspx.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:09:27 +0000
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