Starship Asterisk*

by **bystander** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:18 pm

lesul wrote:...One question: "Is that THE satellite that was shot down?" and the autor said: "I'm afraid not, it's just an artistic PS composition"...

Well, that certainly quells the speculation. Thanks, lesul!

by **bystander** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:31 pm

Image taken on 2008 Feb 20 - http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=2281596855. Certainly doesn't look like the ISS. Maybe a Progress???

by **lesul** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:24 pm

lesul wrote: Verrry, very nice picture, if real (yes, I hope).

I was to fast or to lazy... hm...

One question: "Is that THE satellite that was shot down?" and the autor said: "I'm afraid not, it's just an artistic PS composition".

I'm sorry...

by **neufer** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:10 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:Looks to me like the old SKY LAB tracking across the moon or possible MIR

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060429.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980703.html

by **BMAONE23** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:59 pm

Looks tome like the old SKY LAB tracking accross the moon or possible MIR

by **bystander** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:16 pm

For comparison see: Full Moon Crossing (APOD 2006 Oct 14)

by **neufer** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:59 pm

lesul wrote:Hi,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/el-catalej ... otostream/
Verrry, very nice picture, if real (yes, I hope).
Just like for this site : )

Not mine. ls

Indiana Jones: "X" never, ever marks the spot.

The moon spans ~30 arc minutes.

From the ground the ISS solar array spans ~0.75 arc minutes = arctan(73m/335km)

by **lesul** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:20 pm

Hi,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/el-catalej ... otostream/
Verrry, very nice picture, if real (yes, I hope).
Just like for this site : )

Not mine.
ls

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