That was AWESOME!!!

We live in Murphy, Texas, and the flyby was just as the WEB page showed,
and best of all, it was just about straight over our heads, too!

The ISS was really, really bright relative to the 2 other craft.

Thanks, Craig!!



-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Craig Lalley
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:19 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: A triple flyby

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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