EGAD
or, (de)mythologizing the fetish of placewherein our unlikely hero composes a series of
empirical geo-anthrospatial dispatches, aimed at establishing just where
he is, and perhaps even why it matters
For those in Minneapolis: go outside tomorrow evening at 9:50 and look west. Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station today and will be holding position about 70 km away until cleared to deorbit on Thursday (at the soonest). The pair should be a noteworthy sight.
For those elsewhere, you can always go here to find out when things will be passing over your location.
I put some images from last night's pass on my blog, including a simple animation of them moving across the sky. I can't wait for tonight's pass!
Posted by: Dean W. Armstrong at June 20, 2007 2:29 PM (Permalink)