In a message dated 12/6/2008 10:18:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The international space station's orbit is too low to seem stationary. You can track it here. I don't think it's been visible over California, certainly not every night. (Requires Java).
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html Anyway in spite of it's relatively large size, compared with other satellites, it's still tiny in the grand scheme of things and will look like a star except for it's rapid movement across the field of fixed stars, if you can see it at all. It is not built to be particularly reflective. The second picture you've shown, if the object you're referring to is the bright light at the edge of the trees probably isn't the space station, it would be too bright. Sorry I can't tell you what it is, I can only tell you what it probably isn't. You can get predicted times for all visible satellites from this page, just go to configuration and input your location. From there you choose the object you want to track and you'll get a list of times and dates it will be over your location. http://www.heavens-above.com/?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET =============== Thanks, Peter. Been wondering, now got my neighbor wondering too. The second photo is pretty much the size it is. But it doesn't always appear quite that circular. Hard to explain. Someone else wrote me off list and I guess the satellite would move too fast to be this thing, whatever it is. It seems to take about two hours to move across the sky, although I haven't literally timed it. I've just been noticing it off and on and noticing the approximate time I noticed it. Thanks for looking into it. I hope I can get a better shot somehow. I'll try again. Later, Marnie --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
