Re: ISS tonight maybe with the Shuttle following???

Kevin wrote:
> A back-of-the-envelope estimate gives about 700 miles for 10 degrees.
>
> Kevin

Hmm, for me it came to about 50 miles... Here is what I did (maybe it's wrong):

The ISS average height is around 215 miles. If the ISS is, say 45 degrees above
horizon, the distance to the observer comes to about 304 miles. Then,
304*2*tan(5 degrees) = 53 miles approx.

- Alex

>
> Bill Seiler wrote:
>> So if the Shuttle was ten degrees in front of the ISS, how many miles
>> is that?
>> Bill Seiler

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