special event tonight

 

--- On Mon, 3/16/09, SpaceWeather.com <swlist@...> wrote:

From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist@...>
Subject: Shuttle-Space Station Flyby Alert
To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist@...>
Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 11:38 AM

FLYBY ALERT: In a twilight launch of stunning beauty, space shuttle Discovery
left Earth last night on a two week construction mission to the International
Space Station (ISS).  Discovery is now approaching the ISS for docking on March
17th.  The timing of this mission favors sky watchers in North America and
Europe who will be able to see the two spacecraft flying over many towns and
cities in the evenings ahead.  Tonight, March 16th, is extra-special because the
not-yet-docked duo will appear as distinct points of bright light flying one
after the other through the twilight sky--a rare "double flyby." Check
the Simple Satellite Tracker for flyby times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys .