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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?

    1. Re:Observing the ISS. by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny
      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?

      In my case, it will be an indignantly protesting wife and the free binoculars she got at a conference a few years ago. Results will probably not be worthy of publication, except as a movie on the Lifetime network after she kills me and then tells the jury about my dragging her out of bed to watch the Leonid showers two winters ago.

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  2. RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    The article says
    Although Jupiter and the space station will seem close together, they're really far apart. Jupiter is 753 million km from Earth this week, while the space station is in Earth orbit, only about 400 km above you.
    Which makes you wonder what kind of moronic questions NASA routinely gets.