Iss Sightings Possible Along Mid Atlantic States Following The Docking Of Dragon

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will dock with the International Space Station Wednesday morning, October 10, 2012 with live coverage provided by NASA-TV. For more earthly observation of the ISS this week, there may be opportunities to see them together from YOUR BACKYARD. With clear skies in the forecast and the spacecraft expected to be particularly bright, it could be a very good show. It will appear as a light brighter than a star but appearing much more distant than a plane, moving swiftly and steadily across the sky. The ISS is expected to be brighter than the brightest star and almost as bright as some planets appear in the night sky. The typical "magnitude" of the ISS is -2 on an ancient Greek scale of celestial brightness, compared with -1.44 for Sirius, the brightest star, and -4.4 for Venus (the lower the value, the brighter the object. FOR SPECIFIC SIGHTING INFORMATION from your zip code location, review SATELLITE FLYBYS. The data will provide length of possible sighting, magnitude, what time, and direction to look this week.

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