ISS and Shuttle tonight at dusk

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Dennis Mammana

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Sep 8, 2009, 4:12:22 PM9/8/09

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The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) this afternoon and is preparing to return home

At dusk tonight (Tuesday, September 8) the pair will make a bright pass over Southern California, traveling side-by-side across the northwestern sky from west to east between about 7:44 p.m. to about 7:51 p.m. PDT. At their highest the two will reach about 38 degrees above the northwestern horizon.

To find exact times and directions for your area, visit: http://www.heavens-above.com. I recommend free registration so you can visit from time to time and keep your location on file. Here you can select your town from a database or add your own latitude and longitude. Once in the site, scroll down to "Satellites" and then click "ISS". You can also visit http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/ and enter your zip code, but I’ve found this site to be sometimes less than accurate.

To learn more about Discovery’s nearly-completed mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

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