Atlantis Liftoff - May 14, 2010
One of my favorite Kamaole Sands sunset cocktail beach activities–besides the cocktails–is to point out the International Space Station and/or Space Shuttle to other beach-goers as it passes overhead. People just don’t know it’s there or that they can see it.
Tomorrow night, May 21, presents a fantastic opportunity for Shuttle/ISS. Shuttle Atlantis, on its last mission, is docked to the International Space Station and at 7:29 pm, it will begin a pass almost directly overhead of south Maui. This viewing starts at about 28 degrees above the northwest horizon and proceeds overhead until it disappears in the southeast. Hopefully, the clouds will cooperate.
For details on this and future passes visit the NASA website sighting opportunities page.
Author’s note: This flight of Atlantis is quite special for me. Just six days ago, I saw the launch from Complex 39A in Florida. There just are no words to describe that experience.
Enjoy!