Israel Flyover on Friday evening

Two spectacular events this Friday evening:

1. Tonight's full Moon is the biggest of the year, as much as 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser Moons earlier in 2008. An astronomer would say this is a "perigee Moon" because it occurs at perigee, the side of the Moon's elliptical orbit closest to Earth for the next 15 years.

Go outside tonight and soak up some moonlight. (source)

2. This evening --(Friday, around Maariv time), starting at 5:03 PM, the International Space Station AND the Hubble Telescope will be visible above Israel.

5:03 PM -- appears from the west

5:07 PM -- highest point, 47 degrees south

5:11 PM -- disappears to the east/south east.

Credit: Israel Astronomy Association

Shabbat Shalom!

כשם שאני רוקד כנגדך ואיני יכול לנגוע בך כך לא יוכלו כל אויבי לנגוע בי לרעה

--Jameel

Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד

Modern PASSOVER: International Space Station

The next few days will offer Israel a very cool view of the International Space Station and the US Space Shuttle Endeavor -- viewable to the naked eye. (oops, that wasn't meant to get additional traffic)

November 19th 5:07 PM to 5:13 PM, traveling Southwest to Northeast

November 20th 5:33 PM to 5:38 PM, traveling Southwest to Northeast

November 21rst
6:01 PM to 6:03 PM, traveling South to North
November 22cnd
4:50 PM to 4:53 PM traveling Southwest to Northeast

Examples of what to expect:

David Tremblay Nov. 18, 2008, New Mexico USA

Pawel Warchal 17/11/2008

Xin Li, China, 15/11/08

Pieter Ibelings of Atlanta, Georgia

Though it's currently cloudy, maybe we'll get lucky this evening. Let me know if you spot it!



Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד