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Anything Else / Totally OT / 6 people over Rochester
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on: 01-Dec-17, 03:20:27 PM
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At 5:27 pm ET this evening, the International Space Station and its crew of 6 will pass almost directly over Rochester*. If the partly cloudy skies allow it, residents will be able to see the station as it passes over the Northeast US and Canada.
It will appear as a bright yellow-white "star" in the west-southwest 35 degrees above the horizon (about 3-4 fist heights held at arm's length) and rise steadily until overhead and then on toward the northeast where it will set. The pass will last about 4 minutes.
While the station is moving at 17,500 mph, it will appear to fly overhead at the speed of an airliner at cruising altitude. But don't confuse it with any jets that happen to be passing overhead. Their lights blink on and off. The ISS will be a steady bright light (well, bright for a star) from the sun reflecting off its surfaces 250 miles above the Earth.
* It will pass directly over Buffalo and Albion. Viewing time and angles are approximately the same.
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Member Activities / Auctions and Sales for Fundraising / Re: ROC The Day November 28, 2017
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on: 29-Nov-17, 08:17:45 AM
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We are very close to the $1,222.48 that was donated last year! Can we beat it?
It's been one heck of a year. The hard drives on Main Camera's computer died at the beginning of the year. Replacements were bought, installed, and the system was rebuilt only to have them crash again. And again. Then there were the problems with the antenna for the Internet connection. And after that was all worked out just in time for egg laying, the Main camera that we bought and installed the previous November died just before the eggs hatched. It was replaced earlier this month along with Camera 4, and new computer equipment was purchased to set the stage for a completely redisigned higher quality system next fall.
None of this would be possible without the generosity of our dedicated falcon watchers, both here in Rochester and around the world. Thank you!
And don't forget there's still one more chance for a lucky donor to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam, but you only have until 11 PM!
https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam Oh, yeah. I was just reminded that we also had a serious problem with the air conditioner at the Times Square building. It was rather expensive to repair. |
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Member Activities / Auctions and Sales for Fundraising / Re: ROC The Day November 28, 2017
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on: 28-Nov-17, 10:03:04 PM
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We are very close to the $1,222.48 that was donated last year! Can we beat it?
It's been one heck of a year. The hard drives on Main Camera's computer died at the beginning of the year. Replacements were bought, installed, and the system was rebuilt only to have them crash again. And again. Then there were the problems with the antenna for the Internet connection. And after that was all worked out just in time for egg laying, the Main camera that we bought and installed the previous November died just before the eggs hatched. It was replaced earlier this month along with Camera 4, and new computer equipment was purchased to set the stage for a completely redisigned higher quality system next fall.
None of this would be possible without the generosity of our dedicated falcon watchers, both here in Rochester and around the world. Thank you!
And don't forget there's still one more chance for a lucky donor to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam, but you only have until 11 PM!
https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam
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