RE: [APML] Venus Transit & ISS

[Jerry Lodriguss <jerryapml@astropix.com>]

Hi Dale,

Thank you for the explanation.

Jerry


At 10:06 AM 6/28/2004, you wrote:
>  Jerry
>The tracking program is set for our home in Silverdale WA. You see it on the
>map. I stopped the tracking with the ISS over Austria at 10:10UT on June 8
>as described in the transit video but the text refers to the ISS as seen
>from Silverdale so at that moment it was 37 degrees below my horizon and the
>next AOS (acquisition of signal) was not to occur until 17UT. You can see
>the ground track on the image and it will be 7 hours until the Earth rotates
>around to put Silverdale under the track and have the ISS above the horizon
>(AOS). Chuck and I receive images from those NOAA sats on the tracking
>display (although Chuck's system is much more sophisticated and higher
>resolution than mine). Some of my images are here
>
>http://www.drdale.com/wxsat/
>
>Dale
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On
>Behalf Of Jerry Lodriguss
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 2:55 AM
>To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
>Subject: RE: [APML] Venus Transit & ISS
>
>At 12:59 AM 6/28/2004, you wrote:
> >Jerry
> >I ran the elements for ISS that day and came up with exactly the same
> >pass over Austria so I am sure it is legit. Here is a screenshot from
> >my tracking program
> >
> >http://www.drdale.com/temp/iss060804.jpg
>
>
>Hi Dale,
>
>Thank you!
>
>Curious about the AOS and LOS times and the -37.8 degrees elevation. What's
>those all about?
>
>Thanks also for the info on the Venus DOT images, I think you are right
>about them.
>
>Jerry
>
>
>
>
>
> >I think there is a mix-up in the captions and translation of that Venus
> >"atmosphere" image on Spaceweather. The exact same caption, in Dutch,
> >is attached to a couple of different images and I think is supposed to
> >refer to this CaII image
> >
> >http://dot.astro.uu.nl/images/DOT-Venus-Ca-ring.png
> >
> >The DOT website doesn't appear to make that claim and that ring on the
> >color image sure looks like a processing artifact to me
> >
> >http://dot.astro.uu.nl/DOT_Venus.html
> >
> >Dale Ireland
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> >[mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Lodriguss
> >
> >At 11:01 AM 6/27/2004, you wrote:
> > >I may have just missed the post but I wonder if you all saw this this
> >image?
> > >
> > >http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/venustransit/08jun04o/Maruska1.j
> > >pg
> >
> >
> >Hi Chuck,
> >
> >I had seen this image. It looks legit to me, but a friend in my
> >astronomy club doesn't think it's real because he said somebody ran the
> >elements for the ISS and that this wasn't visible. Maybe he
> >misunderstood that it just wasn't visible from anywhere around here...
> >
> >But they have a track here:
> >http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/venustransit/08jun04o/IssVenusTran
> >sitTr
> >ack-006.gif.
> >It says it was taken from the village of Stupava, north of Bratislava,
> >Slovakia, latitude 48°15'29' N longitude 17°01'39' E
> >
> >Can anyone else do a check for accuracy of this?
> >
> >Here is another one from the spaceweather page that I wonder about, it
> >is supposed to show the atmosphere of Venus all the way around while
> >the planet is still in front of the sun taken with the Dutch Open
> >Telescope (a professional scope):
> >
> >http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/venustransit/08jun04f/Snik1.jpg
> >
> >The atmosphere looks too thick to me.
> >
> >What do you think?
> >
> >Jerry
> >
> >
>
>
>
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