2008/12/10

Tired of thinking and doing

Getting tired of thinking and doing -- life is like this.

Visa, prepare for visa application: bank statements, money, application form and other documents need to be done before I go to CH. 

CH trip: alwasy wanna to know more before I go. Why not spend some time, just read articals, pictures and everything about the trip. Don't want to rush to somewhere, have a quick view and leave immediately. Wanna know what I see, wanna feel what I see, wanna have real trip. Why can't I just sit down and have a look? Also other arrangements need be done, such as printing all documents.

My Mac is not working in a proper way. So complicated and difficult to get everything settled. Not hapy :( will get there.

Good good study, day day up!
Add oil lizzy!

2008/12/03

ISS flare 10 days prediction


The current position of the ISS


ISS

Search Period Start:21:55, Wednesday, 03 December, 2008
Search Period End:22:55, Wednesday, 10 December, 2008
Observer's Location:london ( 51.3200°N, 0.5000°E)
Local Time:Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 0:00)

DateLocal
Time
Intensity
Mag)
Alt.AzimuthDistance to
flare centre
Intensity at
flare centre
(Mag.)
Satellite
04 Dec05:37:30-040°348° (NNW)36.9 km (W)-8Iridium 29
04 Dec17:06:56-025°197° (SSW)36.4 km (W)-7Iridium 59
05 Dec05:31:32-239°350° (N )19.8 km (W)-8Iridium 32
05 Dec17:00:05-225°196° (SSW)26.2 km (E)-7Iridium 28
05 Dec17:00:51-625°197° (SSW)8.3 km (E)-7Iridium 95
05 Dec18:27:05-234°153° (SSE)23.9 km (W)-8Iridium 61
06 Dec05:25:32-438°352° (N )10.5 km (E)-8Iridium 58
06 Dec18:21:05-533°154° (SSE)10.1 km (E)-8Iridium 35
07 Dec05:19:38-535°352° (N )9.2 km (E)-8Iridium 55
07 Dec16:58:07-221°203° (SSW)26.4 km (W)-6Iridium 58
08 Dec05:13:41-134°354° (N )33.2 km (E)-8Iridium 31
08 Dec07:15:36-368°328° (NNW)15.8 km (W)-8Iridium 6
08 Dec16:52:02-221°203° (SSW)30.4 km (E)-6Iridium 55
09 Dec07:09:37-266°331° (NNW)18.0 km (W)-8Iridium 4
09 Dec18:09:30-333°160° (SSE)13.9 km (E)-8Iridium 36
09 Dec18:12:07-134°163° (SSE)33.3 km (W)-8Iridium 34
10 Dec07:03:35-866°334° (NNW)1.2 km (W)-8Iridium 19
10 Dec16:49:17-318°208° (SSW)23.9 km (E)-6Iridium 57
10 Dec18:06:06-333°162° (SSE)15.8 km (E)-7Iridium 5

This is the direction of a celestial object, measured clockwise around the observer's horizon from north. So an object due north has an azimuth of 0°, one due east 90°, south 180° and west 270°. Azimuth and altitude are usually used together to give the direction of an object in the topocentric coordinate system.

Sometimes, south is used as the starting point for azimuth angles instead of north, but on the Heavens-Above web site, north is always the origin.

We sometimes include the nearest compass direction as an abbreviation to help clarify the azimuth angles value in degrees. Up to three letters are used and they represent azimuth angles in the following order;

N (0°), NNE (22.5°), NE (45°), ENE (67.5°), E (90°), ESE (112.5°), SE (135°), SSE (157.5°), S (180°), SSW (202.5°), SW (225°), WSW (247.5°), W (270°), WNW (292.5°), NW (315°), NNW (337.5°)

Strict definition
The azimuth of a point on the celestial sphere is defined as the angular distance measured towards the east, from north, along the astronomical horizon to the intersection of the great circle passing through the point and the astronomical zenith with the astronomical horizon.


Latitude and Longitude of World Cities

(and time corresponding to 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time)

 LatitudeLongitude 
City°°Time
Aberdeen, Scotland579 N29 W5:00 p.m.
Adelaide, Australia3455 S13836 E2:30 a.m.1
Algiers, Algeria3650 N30 E6:00 p.m.
Amsterdam, Netherlands5222 N453 E6:00 p.m.
Ankara, Turkey3955 N3255 E7:00 p.m.
Asunción, Paraguay2515 S5740 W1:00 p.m.
Athens, Greece3758 N2343 E7:00 p.m.
Auckland, New Zealand3652 S17445 E5:00 a.m.1
Bangkok, Thailand1345 N10030 Emidnight
Barcelona, Spain4123 N29 E6:00 p.m.
Beijing, China3955 N11625 E1:00 a.m.1
Belém, Brazil128 S4829 W2:00 p.m.
Belfast, Northern Ireland5437 N556 W5:00 p.m.
Belgrade, Serbia4452 N2032 E6:00 p.m.
Berlin, Germany5230 N1325 E6:00 p.m.
Birmingham, England5225 N155 W5:00 p.m.
Bogotá, Colombia432 N7415 W12:00 noon
Bombay, India190 N7248 E10:30 p.m.
Bordeaux, France4450 N031 W6:00 p.m.
Bremen, Germany535 N849 E6:00 p.m.
Brisbane, Australia2729 S1538 E3:00 a.m.1
Bristol, England5128 N235 W5:00 p.m.
Brussels, Belgium5052 N422 E6:00 p.m.
Bucharest, Romania4425 N267 E7:00 p.m.
Budapest, Hungary4730 N195 E6:00 p.m.
Buenos Aires, Argentina3435 S5822 W2:00 p.m.
Cairo, Egypt302 N3121 E7:00 p.m.
Calcutta, India2234 N8824 E10:30 p.m.
Canton, China237 N11315 E1:00 a.m.1
Cape Town, South Africa3355 S1822 E7:00 p.m.
Caracas, Venezuela1028 N672 W1:00 p.m.
Cayenne, French Guiana449 N5218 W2:00 p.m.
Chihuahua, Mexico2837 N1065 W10:00 a.m.
Chongqing, China2946 N10634 E1:00 a.m.1
Copenhagen, Denmark5540 N1234 E6:00 p.m.
Córdoba, Argentina3128 S6410 W2:00 p.m.
Dakar, Senegal1440 N1728 W5:00 p.m.
Darwin, Australia1228 S13051 E2:30 a.m.1
Djibouti, Djibouti1130 N433 E8:00 p.m.
Dublin, Ireland5320 N615 W5:00 p.m.
Durban, South Africa2953 S3053 E7:00 p.m.
Edinburgh, Scotland5555 N310 W5:00 p.m.
Frankfurt, Germany507 N841 E6:00 p.m.
Georgetown, Guyana645 N5815 W1:00 p.m.
Glasgow, Scotland5550 N415 W5:00 p.m.
Guatemala City, Guatemala1437 N9031 W11:00 a.m.
Guayaquil, Ecuador210 S7956 W12:00 noon
Hamburg, Germany5333 N102 E6:00 p.m.
Hammerfest, Norway7038 N2338 E6:00 p.m.
Havana, Cuba238 N8223 W12:00 noon
Helsinki, Finland6010 N250 E7:00 p.m.
Hobart, Tasmania4252 S14719 E3:00 a.m.1
Hong Kong, China2220 N11411 E1:00 a.m.1
Iquique, Chile2010 S707 W1:00 p.m.
Irkutsk, Russia5230 N10420 E1:00 a.m.
Jakarta, Indonesia616 S10648 Emidnight
Johannesburg, South Africa2612 S284 E7:00 p.m.
Kingston, Jamaica1759 N7649 W12:00 noon
Kinshasa, Congo418 S1517 E6:00 p.m.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia38 N10142 E1:00 a.m.1
La Paz, Bolivia1627 S6822 W1:00 p.m.
Leeds, England5345 N130 W5:00 p.m.
Lima, Peru120 S772 W12:00 noon
Lisbon, Portugal3844 N99 W5:00 p.m.
Liverpool, England5325 N30 W5:00 p.m.
London, England5132 N05 W5:00 p.m.
Lyons, France4545 N450 E6:00 p.m.
Madrid, Spain4026 N342 W6:00 p.m.
Manchester, England5330 N215 W5:00 p.m.
Manila, Philippines1435 N12057 E1:00 a.m.1
Marseilles, France4320 N520 E6:00 p.m.
Mazatlán, Mexico2312 N10625 W10:00 a.m.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia2129 N3945 E8:00 p.m.
Melbourne, Australia3747 S14458 E3:00 a.m.1
Mexico City, Mexico1926 N997 W11:00 a.m.
Milan, Italy4527 N910 E6:00 p.m.
Montevideo, Uruguay3453 S5610 W2:00 p.m.
Moscow, Russia5545 N3736 E8:00 p.m.
Munich, Germany488 N1135 E6:00 p.m.
Nagasaki, Japan3248 N12957 E2:00 a.m.1
Nagoya, Japan357 N13656 E2:00 a.m.1
Nairobi, Kenya125 S3655 E8:00 p.m.
Nanjing (Nanking), China323 N11853 E1:00 a.m.1
Naples, Italy4050 N1415 E6:00 p.m.
New Delhi, India2835 N7712 E10:30 p.m.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England5458 N137 W5:00 p.m.
Odessa, Ukraine4627 N3048 E7:00 p.m.
Osaka, Japan3432 N13530 E2:00 a.m.1
Oslo, Norway5957 N1042 E6:00 p.m.
Panama City, Panama858 N7932 W12:00 noon
Paramaribo, Suriname545 N5515 W2:00 p.m.
Paris, France4848 N220 E6:00 p.m.
Perth, Australia3157 S11552 E1:00 a.m.1
Plymouth, England5025 N45 W5:00 p.m.
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea925 S1478 E3:00 a.m.1
Prague, Czech Republic505 N1426 E6:00 p.m.
Rangoon, Myanmar1650 N960 E11:30 p.m.
Reykjavík, Iceland644 N2158 W5:00 p.m.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2257 S4312 W2:00 p.m.
Rome, Italy4154 N1227 E6:00 p.m.
Salvador, Brazil1256 S3827 W2:00 p.m.
Santiago, Chile3328 S7045 W1:00 p.m.
St. Petersburg, Russia5956 N3018 E8:00 p.m.
São Paulo, Brazil2331 S4631 W2:00 p.m.
Shanghai, China3110 N12128 E1:00 a.m.1
Singapore, Singapore114 N10355 E1:00 a.m.1
Sofia, Bulgaria4240 N2320 E7:00 p.m.
Stockholm, Sweden5917 N183 E6:00 p.m.
Sydney, Australia340 S1510 E3:00 a.m.1
Tananarive, Madagascar1850 S4733 E8:00 p.m.
Teheran, Iran3545 N5145 E8:30 p.m.
Tokyo, Japan3540 N13945 E2:00 a.m.1
Tripoli, Libya3257 N1312 E7:00 p.m.
Venice, Italy4526 N1220 E6:00 p.m.
Veracruz, Mexico1910 N9610 W11:00 a.m.
Vienna, Austria4814 N1620 E6:00 p.m.
Vladivostok, Russia4310 N1320 E3:00 a.m.1
Warsaw, Poland5214 N210 E6:00 p.m.
Wellington, New Zealand4117 S17447 E5:00 a.m.1
Zürich, Switzerland4721 N831 E6:00 p.m.