Here is a potential student activity.
Plot the ground track position of the HST during the show.
The following table has the time, latitude, and longitude. Find a world map and plot each point.
Height North West Satellite
DOW MM/DD/YY HH km Lat Long Visibility
Thu 03/14/96 1:00:00 PM 593.2 24.21 -79.12 In Darkness
Thu 03/14/96 1:05:00 PM 593.0 27.79 -98.26 In Darkness
Thu 03/14/96 1:10:00 PM 592.8 28.24 -118.15 In Darkness
Thu 03/14/96 1:15:00 PM 592.7 25.49 -137.61 In Darkness
Thu 03/14/96 1:20:00 PM 592.7 20.01 -155.71 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:25:00 PM 592.7 12.59 -172.32 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:30:00 PM 592.6 4.06 172.15 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:35:00 PM 592.4 -4.81 156.97 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:40:00 PM 592.2 -13.27 141.37 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:45:00 PM 591.9 -20.56 124.65 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:50:00 PM 591.7 -25.84 106.41 In Sunlight
Thu 03/14/96 1:55:00 PM 591.7 -28.33 86.87 In Sunlight
All times are Eastern Standard Time
