Comments on: Skies Over Ann Arbor

By: Ross Orr (Voxphoto)

Ross Orr (Voxphoto) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:29:11 +0000

Oops, my mistake above: In magnitude terms Venus is slightly brighter, at -4 point something. But perceptually it doesn’t look that way, when Venus is further down in the haze near the horizon.

By: Phil Dokas

Phil Dokas — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:04:57 +0000

It was kind of funny, I was at Shadow Art Fair at Corner Brewery tonight out in the beer garden. The films were quite late so I checked my RSS feeds and read this post literally at 10:21.

Please pardon my crappy photo, though the fact that you can see it at all (iPhone camera) is a testament to how bright it was. Very bright and surprisingly fast moving (as you can see in that ground track plot, it was visible in PA just a minute later).

By: Ross Orr (Voxphoto)

Ross Orr (Voxphoto) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:46:47 +0000

Glad you all enjoyed… Bookmark this link for future passes:
[link]

…The next high & bright pass is this Monday at ~9:40

As for “how bright” …when it’s high enough to see, it’s always brighter than Venus (currently the bright “star” in the western sky at dusk). It looks almost like a plane gliding over–however, no colors and no blinking lights.

When it passes into earth’s shadow, it will dim out and disappear within a few seconds.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:44:02 +0000

A photo of the station,Twittered out by Phil Dokas: [link]. In the photos, it's tiny, but bright enough to discern.

By: Michael Appel

Michael Appel — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:27:48 +0000

It was very bright. Thanks for the tip.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:03:37 +0000

Voxphoto, assuming cloud cover permits viewing, can you give us a report on how bright it was?