ISS Sighting - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Springdale, UT - Site 1A
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gryffindor3
N 33° 38.724 W 117° 37.500
11S E 442043 N 3723014
This sighting was a coordinated effort with DopeyDuck and Mark1962.
Waymark Code: WM5Z9Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Iowa Tom
Views: 29

At 16:59:15 PST the ISS reached at an altitude of 86° over Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. At 18:11:24 MST the ISS reached at an altitude of 68° over Springdale, UT. Other observers were DopeyDuck in Springdale, UT and Mark 1962 in Garden Grove, CA. Rancho Santa Margarita is 349 miles from Springdale. The time the ISS took to travel the whole distance (not counting the one hour time difference) was 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

The sky in Rancho Santa Margarita had low clouds (the early start of a fog bank that night). The sky in Garden Grove was partly cloudy. The sky in Springdale was clear and the stars were just coming out.
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