ISS Flyover Monday, September 19, 2011

Just before dawn on Monday, September 19th, the ISS will flyover the NY metro area. This should be a good pass to watch as it will be nearly overhead and the rising sun should make it very bright. 

Monday, September 19, 2011
(EDT)

Satellite Name (Peak Magnitude)
	Pass	Time	El	Az	Range
Sunset:		6:58:59 PM
Midnight:		12:00:00 AM
ISS (-2.9)
	Start:	6:33:58 AM	10°	232°(SW)	884 mi
	Peak:	6:37:09 AM	86°	146°(SE)	246 mi
	End:	6:40:22 AM	10°	55°(NE)	887 mi
Sunrise:		6:41:20 AM

Pass predictions by GoSatWatch
www.gosoftworks.com

GRAIL Twin Satellites Successfully Launch for Moon

Video of launch on NASA's YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1elSL-w1B8g&sns=em

Saturday morning, the twin GRAIL satellites launched aboard a Delta2 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. The satellites will measure the gravity fields of the moon in order to learn more about the interior structure of the moon. They are scheduled for lunar orbit insertion on New Years Eve and New Years Day.

For more information, check out

GRAIL MoomKam
https://www.moonkam.ucsd.edu/home

NASA GRAIL Mission
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/grail/main/index.html