[Chaos-l] Triple Spacecraft Observation

[Robert Nielsen]

For those of you not subscribed to spaceweather.com:

TRIPLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station and the two spaceships are now orbiting Earth in tandem.  This sets the stage for a series of rare *triple* flybys, which many sky watchers will be able to observe on Tuesday, March 25th.  It's a triple because three spacecraft are involved.  First to appear is the European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo carrier flying 2000 kilometers ahead of the ISS-Endeavour combo.  Jules Verne is about as bright as a 1st magnitude star.  Four minutes later, and even brighter, the space shuttle and space station follow Jules Verne across the starry sky--a spectacular sight!

I've looked at heavens-above.com. and I think tomorrow night will be 
even better!   But perhaps the shuttle will have landed by then.  The 
spacecraft should pass between Orion and Sirius between 8:20 and 8:30 PM ...

Robert