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ISS to Eclipse Jupiter

Posted by michael on from the timing-is-everything dept.

MasterLock writes "If you are in the Eastern US take a moment tonight (13 May 2004) around 9:30 PM EDT to step outside and watch an eclipse of Jupiter by the International Space Station. Details at NASA."

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  1. Observing the ISS. by jabberjaw · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Looking at the ISS video from the article, I find it amazing that one can get such a good observation of the ISS with "ordinary" (read somewhat expensive but still in the realm of the obtainable) telescopes. That brings me to the question, do any real or amateur astronomers care to share what equipment they will be using to view the eclipse?

  2. Saw the eclipse. Woo-hoo! by rpresser · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My wife and I travelled about 90 minutes to Lancaster, PA. (Specifically, we were here.) We walked in the little park in front of the building, looked up at Jupiter, and suddenly the ISS was about two degrees away from Jupiter and moving fast. Didn't have time to get the binoculars up, but I distinctly saw the two bright dots merge and separate. I think I was definitely in the path of totality, or at most no more than a quarter mile outside of it. ISS was the brightest damn thing in the sky. My binoculars couldn't make any details clear, still looked like a bright dot.

    Since my birthday is tomorrow, I feel like the universe just gave me a birthday present.