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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 11:12am | IP Logged Quote marihalojen
Oh hurray, Mary!!!! You are a goldmine! We have multiple sightings available of 3-5 minute durations!

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 11:37am | IP Logged Quote ladybugs
You rock, MaryM!

Thank you so much - I posted to my local groups.

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 3:04pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
But now I'm hearing that they have plans to bring the Space Shuttle home tomorrow (which would be early) because of Hurricane Dean. So tonight might be the only night left for a veiwing.

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 4:01pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
We've got a cloudy cover for the next few days, so I guess we won't get to see it this time.

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 4:23pm | IP Logged Quote CKwasniewski
My kids would Love to do this--Can somebody tell me about WHERE to look? On the website there are degrees from West listed. I have no idea what this means?

18deg 14 above WSW 12 above S

Help!

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 7:42pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
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Based on what you listed, look in the West Southwest sky (if west is 9 o'clock you'd be looking at about the direction of 8 o'clock) and go up 14 degrees from the horizon (0 is the horizon and 90 degrees is directly above you). The space station/shuttle won't come over the horizon - they just seem to appear at a point in the sky. The 12 above S is where the lights will disappear so that is 12 degrees above the southern horizon.



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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 8:57pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm
We just saw them about 20 minutes ago! Really trucking across the sky! Very cool!
Thanks for the heads up!

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 9:42pm | IP Logged Quote marihalojen
Arrgh! You saw them, Theresa? Lucky girl. We're not due till tomorrow and I heard rumors of a return to Earth before then?
Ack! Will we never see it?

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Posted: Aug 21 2007 at 8:38am | IP Logged Quote CKwasniewski
Mary M,
We saw them last night! It was great! My ds was so excited.

Thanks again for posting and for explaining the degrees and directions.

I'm telling all our hs friends in the area....
I think we're going to be out again tonight!

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