For those interested, Tonight is one of the rare occasions when you can see both the ISS and the shuttle simultaneously. Space shuttle Endeavour will be visible starting at 9:14p followed one minute later by the ISS. They will be visible simultaneously for two minutes. See ISS Sighting Information for the specifics.
That was a sight to see. Mrs. Rip saw it also. It looked like some type of aircraft was tagging along to their east side, perfectly in the middle of both.
Tonight they will both be visible in Austin again. This time they will be 2 minutes apart. We can see them simultaneously for about 1 minute. Check out the above site for specifics.
It looked like some type of aircraft was tagging along to their east side, perfectly in the middle of both. does anyone know what this was?
I took some 30 second exposure duration photos of the Endeavour/ISS pass last night.. click here I think they came out pretty nice. I also had the video camera out... so Cheesy YouTube Video (tm) at your service... Roger
A russian spacecraft was waiting to dock at the ISS as soon as the shuttle left. That may have been the 3rd.