From: cxtdm@eiu.edu (Tim McCollum)
Subject: Shuttle Sighting Opportunities
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 20:33:31 -0500
Hi PTK'ers,
While not directly related to LFM, there is always student interest
in Space Shuttle missions - especially when it involves docking with the
Russian Space Station Mir. For those of us who live too far from KSC to
have our students watch the launches, they can still view the shuttle as it
orbits overhead. Point your web browser to:
http://shuttle.nasa.gov/current/orbit/orbiter/sighting/sighting.html
You should find a listing of sighting opportunities for your
location for viewing both Atlantis and Mir. My own 7th and 8th grade
students have accessed these dates and times for our location in Illinois
and have been dragging their parents out of bed at 5:30 am to watch
Atlantis streak across the pre-dawn sky. Those who make the effort arrive
at school really excited and anxious to share their experiences.
As for next week's lunar eclipse, we too have scheduled a "Moon
Watch" and would be happy to contribute data for a star census.
Tim McCollum
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Tim McCollum 217-345-2193 (school)
Charleston Jr. High School 217-345-8121 (fax)
920 Smith Dr. cxtdm@eiu.edu
Charleston, IL 61920
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/nie/summer/tmccollum/