NO time on the list for sighting tonight ????

[wendilla]

If anyone can find a time I would be grateful but it is not on my page list of times which is a pity as Discovery is still in Orbit and we had a fantastic sighting of them both last night.It is still going over uk on the tracker but not for a sighting. To morrows time is 6 41pm for the Spacestation but there is a possibility the shuttle will be landed back by then.

[NazNomad]

Mine only show the 7th and 9th of March.

[wendilla]

Yes Naz that is what I have got as well.

[Answerprancer]

ISS: Tue Mar 08
6:17 PM
< 1 minute
Max elevation: 14 degrees
Arrival: 14 degrees above SSE
Departure: 12 degrees above SE

(same figues for Discovery except a slightly different approach angle)

...I guess you'd have to be up pretty high on a hill with no light pollution to make it worthwhile for such a brief and low down sighting !

[NazNomad]

^^^ That's me, but I even forgot last night <bangs head on desk> so I doubt I'll look tonight, lol

[wendilla]

Thanks answerprancer I don't have lights around me and usually get good sightings so will have a look out. but they usually print the 1 min sightings.

[wendilla]

GO to Nasa tv tomorrow .The shuttle will be landing back live at 11 57am EST TIME which if my calculations are right should be 4 57pm.our time in uk. Correct me please if I am wrong.

[wendilla]

Just checked the tracker and it will not be over UK tonight for a sighting .The very far south of England might get a brief glimpse.

[squarebear]

You sure it's landing at that time? The link I have says it will be flying over at 6:35pm our time:
http://spaceflight.na...ion=England&city=Hull

[wendilla]

Space shuttle Discovery’s crew is wrapping up final preparations for its planned landing at 11:57 a.m. EST at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew has stowed the Ku-Band antenna, used for high-data rate communications and television from space, and will go to sleep at 7:23 p.m.

My calculations are 5 hour time difference making a 5 57 pm uk time landing but will check later in the day.

[wendilla]

That should be 4 57pm landing . Must learn my maths again

[squarebear]

"and will go to sleep at 7:23 p.m. "

Damn! I'll have to get my one year old trained like that! :-)

[JonnyBoy12]

Can any of you kind ABers let us know if the Shuttle Discovery has landed today (Wednesday)? I would also like to know how much longer these shuttles are to remain in operation.

[wendilla]

The shuttle discovery will land later this afternoon and that will be its last flight to the spacesatation. Endeavour and Atlantis have one more flight then they will also be grounded.Time for landing should be 4 57pm our time but will check later.

[wendilla]

Go to nasa tv for all the info and see it landing live.