[ATMoB-discuss] RE: (NSAAC) Images of last night's ISS/Shuttle pass...

[John Boudreau]

Good point about the reddish hue to the ISS vs. the Shuttle, Russ! In Mike Schexnaydre's excellent time exposure of the paths of the ISS and Atlantis, the lead trail is clearly that of the ISS as it's noticeably red vs. the white trail of the Shuttle: http://www.atmob.org/gallery/showimage.php?id=598

Nice image Mike!

---John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pinizzotto, Russell" <PinizzottoR at Merrimack.edu>
To: "North Shore [MA] Amateur Astronomy Club members list" <nsaac at nsaac.org>; <atmob-discuss at atmob.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:53 PM
Subject: [ATMoB-discuss] RE: (NSAAC) Images of last night's ISS/Shuttle pass...


John:

Heavens-Above doesn't have the most up-to-date tle's.  Since the shuttle
and the station were separating, it's not surprising that the prediction
didn't match the facts.

The ISS looks reddish because of the solar panels, while the Shuttle
doesn't.  The colors I saw matched your IDs!

Best Regards,
Russ
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