ISS, Cassville, Missouri - Jacksonville Beach, Florida - Site 2
N 30° 18.101 W 081° 23.456
17R E 462409 N 3352279
Marine Biologist and GEO*Trailblazer 1 sighted the ISS during one pass on December 8, 2008.
Waymark Code: WM5AQG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2008
Views: 51
We live in Jacksonville and decided to head to Jacksonville Beach to search for the International Space Station since there wouldn't be any trees to block our view. Well, actually, I (the Biologist of the team) decided to do this and the Marine offered to come along. He's gotten quite used to my waymarking obsession and has become my enabler. Anyway, we found a nice dark dune crossover and got prepared. It was cloudy, but there were breaks in the clouds so we kept our fingers crossed and our eyes open. Thankfully, we were able to spot the ISS as it moved through the breaks in the clouds. Success!
The data between the Marine Biologist team and GEO*Trailblazer 1 in Cassville, Missouri, follows:
Marine Biologist Location: N 30°18.101 W 081°23.456
GEO*Trailblazer 1 Location: N 36°37.816 W 093°48.193
Azimuth From Marine Biologist to GEO*Trailblazer 1: 305°
Distance: 838 miles
Time maximum altitude: 18:28:44
Maximum altitude: 48° to the NE
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