The Jules Verne and ISS 2,000 KM Apart

Now that the European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo carrier is parked 2000 km in front of the International Space Station, observers have a good opportunity to see both spacecraft in the evening sky," says amateur astronomer Till Credner. On March 19th he photographed the pair streaking over Hohenzollern Castle in southern Germany.

"The Jules Verne appears about four and a half minutes before the ISS and they follow the same track across the sky," he says. "Jules Verne vanishes in the east just as the ISS appears in the west."

These double-flybys will continue for at least another week. Jules Verne won't dock with the ISS (merging the two points of light) until after space shuttle Endeavour leaves the station on March 25th.

http://www.spaceweather.com

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[VendettasD]

Well isn't that something else.

Whenever I have a clear night and the ISS is able to be seen, I always go out and try to get a good look. It has to be above 50 degrees and within an hour of sunset though. I think out of 50 tries (?) I've had 10 successful sightings.

[GlitchPros]

dude that would have been awsome to see in real life

[djla1]

nice.. watch endeavour sts-126 dock with iss on my side

[stfuyoufuckingmoron]

Nice.