Hi list, Just had a look at a pass of the ISS/Shuttle complex with my 8x56 binocs, low in my W and SW sky, until shadow entry in the SSW (culmination with ~18.5° at 21:05UTC). Much to my surprise, it showed a rather prominent foggy arc protruding to the right and below from it. Looked much like a wastewater dump, but I hadn't heard about one being scheduled, and having a dump while being docked to the ISS also is somewhat news to me. Admittedly, I haven't followed the mission on NASA-TV today, so I don't know (yet) what exactly has been going on, but I do know that there was a scheduled reboost maneuver, albeit a minor one. Could this arc have been a remnant of the OMS operation? (If yes, it was way too big for a minor reboost, IMO.) CU! Markus (E8.7434, N51.7264, 113m, MEST) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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