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March 2008, Week 4

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OT: A triple flyby
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Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]>
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Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:18:47 -0700
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TRIPLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station and the two spaceships are now orbiting Earth in tandem.  This sets the stage for a series of rare *triple* flybys, which many sky watchers will be able to observe on Tuesday, March 25th.  It's a triple because three spacecraft are involved.  First to appear is the European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo carrier flying 2000 kilometers ahead of the ISS-Endeavour combo.  Jules Verne is about as bright as a 1st magnitude star.  Four minutes later, and even brighter, the space shuttle and
space station follow Jules Verne across the starry sky--a spectacular sight!

US and Canadian readers can find out when to look using our new Simple Satellite Flybys tool:
  http://spaceweather.com/flybys.  

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