You saw the rare triple pass. The Jules Verne ATV supply ship is about 1000km ahead of the ISS, it's going to dock with the ISS on 4/3 (I think). The shuttle is undocked from the ISS and is trailing the ISS a bit, I think it's landing tomorrow. It sounds like you saw all three! A unique opportunity.

jeff AD6EO

Dave Guimont wrote:

We don't often have good "seeing" in San Diego, but we did tonite, and I have some questions...

ISS went over just as predicted, overhead at 26mar08 0308Z. Estimating the magnitude at -3.0...We had a little bit of haze, and it looked like a lighted cigar!

About a minute before, an object on the same course mag ~1.5, and about 2 min after ISS, another object, same course, mag ~1.0...

Can someone tell me what the other objects were? The shuttle?? A garbage dump??

I've not really been following ISS progress, again "seeing" in San Diego is a real variable....

Tonite was an exception...

Any help appreciated...

We have almost an identical pass for ISS on 28 mar Z.

        73, Dave, WB6LLO
            dguimon1@san.rr.com

                Disagree: I learn....

           Pulling for P3E... 

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