THANKS to a last-second heads-up by one of my friends yesterday, I was able to spot the International Space Station
(ISS) and space shuttle
Discovery as they passed over Southern California at different times last night. The ISS appeared first...passing around 225 miles
(in a southwest-to-east direction) above SoCal between 7:18 and 7:21 PM, and Discovery orbiting around 150 miles overhead
(in a southwest-to-northeast direction) between 7:37 and 7:41 PM
(all times Pacific). Discovery is set to dock with the ISS today at 2:13 PM, PDT.
In my enthusiasm, I decided to post two pics I took of the ISS...
despite the fact these will probably be the crappiest space-related images you'll
ever see. I used a 7.3 megapixel digital camera,
without a telescope to attach it to, if you must know.
(The sky was already too dark for me to get a shot of Discovery once it flew overhead.)
If you want to know when the ISS and shuttle will pass over
your area,
click here to look up the next sighting opportunity.
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