Shuttle Mission STS-126
Endeavour has landed safely.
Next Shuttle mission will be STS-119, no earlier than February 12th, 2009.

ISS Tool Bag
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper inadvertantly let go of her tool bag during a recent
spacewalk. Many people have asked for sighting predictions, and you can find them here,
but please be aware that you will need binoculars to see this object.

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Satellites

10 day predictions for: ISS  |  Genesis-1 / 2  |  Envisat  | HST

Daily predictions for all satellites brighter than magnitude:

(brightest) 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 (dimmest)

Iridium Flares

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Daytime flares for 7 days - see satellites in broad daylight!

Spacecraft escaping the Solar System - where are they now?

Radio amateur satellites - 24 hour predictions (all passes)

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Height of the ISS - how does it vary with time

Astronomy

Comets currently brighter than mag. 12

C/2007 N3 Lulin | P/2003 K2 Christensen | 144P Kushida | P/2008 X4 Christensen
210P Christensen | C/2008 T2 Cardinal | C/2006 OF2 Broughton | C/2008 A1 McNaught
C/2008 J2 Beshore

Minor planets currently brighter than mag. 10

1 Ceres | 2 Pallas | 4 Vesta | 27 Euterpe | 40 Harmonia | 654 Zelinda | 9 Metis

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