8Nuts MotherGoose

I have always resized my photos. I started on a 56k modem on a phone line. I am now on a metered satellite internet system. Why upload a high definition photo when Waymarking receives it and resizes it to fit their format. They used to say that on the photo upload page. Any photo over 600k in size is wasted. 720 pixels x 720 pixels = 518.4K plus or minus a little. I don't know if it is reduced if you include it in your write-up using HTML.

Interesting coordinates. The quick description is correct. The Category has no requirements for logging a Visit. Cybercat and I have communicated about various Mystery Caches in the San Antonio area. I'm not sure if we have ever met.

Your Scavenger Hunt History is VERY impressive. My hardiest Congratulations!

With shorter daylight times you would expect to be able to have more visible passes during the dark hours. Such is not the case. Because the Earth is now tilting away from the sun, what we actually have is a shorter viewing time during dark time. In the evening the time is shorter from viewing darkness to Shadow entry. In the morning the time is shorter between Shadow exit to Daylight. On October 24, I have a morning Pass that comes out of the Earths shadow at 05:55 (Central Time) at 70° to my SE over the Gulf of Mexico. At 07:01 (Eastern Time) it passes over Washington DC at 81°. That pass is not listed as a visible pass for Washington DC due to ambient daylight before sunrise. A note of interest - If you look just above the pass chart where it says "Passes to include: Visible only O All O". If you click on ALL, the page will refresh and you will see ALL the ISS passes for the 10-day period. You WILL also see that pass for 07:01 am on Oct 24 and it does say it is Visible on the right side of the chart.

I am also available. Full time Texas Coordinates - N26 to 31, W95 to 100. with occasional trips beyond. Annual road trip north to Chicago - N42, W88.

kaschper69 said - In the "Advertising Columns" category we block the submitted waymarks immediately, because otherwise they will be re-submitted immediately without meeting the requirements in the least. How do you block the submitted Waymark?

Unfortunately, at this time of the year, the ISS is in the Earths shadow as it crosses the Atlantic after being viewed by Max & 99. Here's a couple screen shots of the Earths shadow area for May, when the ISS stayed sun-lit through the night, and for now in September.

I had an 88° pass yesterday morning, but a bank of clouds came in and obscured it. Sept 15 at 06:18:46 am is my next visible pass at 48° to my NE. Oklahoma City shows same pass as 43° to SW at 06:17:03. And between now and then the path will move a couple more degrees farther SW. I have another pass on Sept 18 at 20:28 at 58°. Oklahoma City shows the same pass at 20:30 at 41°. Between now and then the path will move to the NW. It might hit 45° by then for OK City. Those are my only two visible passes for September above 45°. Next will be Oct. 10. Also maybe visible with OK City.

When I attend Geocaching Events in the evenings, I always check for ISS passes. So far, only one Event had a Pass and it was mostly cloudy. But my partner saw it. http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/WMZB7V

I found this website which has a disclaimer at the top of the page, "Note: All scheduled dates are subject to frequent changes." http://spider.seds.org/shuttle/iss-sche.html

Great photos, BKH. Thanks for all the photo data too. FYI - When the Shuttle undocked from the ISS, both vehicles could be seen and photographed as two separate moving points. I was lucky and saw them once. They were separated by about 5 seconds of travel time. I do not know if the Russian supply ship is visible the same way.

A perfect night for observing the sky. Not a cloud in sight. Haze isn't bad at all. 8Nuts MotherGoose observed the ISS reach its Max Altitude at 21:25:07 CDT at 60° to the NW. WM10ZK8 created.

That works for me, Partner. I'm still looking for another partner in France / Spain that can wake up early and observe the ISS around 4:45 am on July 18.

I saw it. Spotted it at WNW just before Max altitude at NW. Watched it fad in and out of haze until Due North. Then it disappeared. I couldn't see any stars below 45°.

Only 28° for me. Sky looks much clearer tonight. I'm heading outdoors now to to acclimate my night vision and give it a try.

I am looking for partners for the evening of July 17 in North America, and the early morning hours of July 18 in Europe. The ISS passes over the USA on the south side of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario at about 10:30 pm. It then crosses the Atlantic and passes 52° SSW of Tours, France at 04:45 am on the morning of July 18. It continues along the France / Spain border and passes SW of Italy.

It was only 15° Max Alt to my NW. Too much haze in the air to see it that low.

I have an ISS Pass on July 17 at 21:19 75° NW in Donna, TX. It will pass Dallas, TX at 21:21, 52° SE. It will pass on the U.S. side of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. It will then cross the Atlantic into July 18. It will pass Tours, France at 04:39, 57° SSW, and pass Barcelona, Spain at 04:40, 54° NNE. Times and Altitude will drift a little as we get closer to the Pass Date.

One Pass before this one. The ISS will be passing over Florida at 21:35 pm. It will pass the south tip of Ireland and Great Britain before passing just north of Paris at 03:52 am and southwest of Vienna at 03:54 am on July 17th. I'm just making everyone aware. I can't view it, so find your own partners.

Double check what Permissions you have given to your Officers. If they have been given permission to "recruit new members", will that also allows them to promote members to Officer status without a vote?

I have to retract what I said above. In Waymarking, you can visit your own Waymark in all Categories. It's a Basic Waymarking rule. In this Category, you are allowed that second Visit because you have to work with a Partner to create Waymarks. The Category rules say you can also post a Visit to your Partners nearest Waymark. The Category rules also say you can Visit the nearest Waymark of another groups efforts if you observed the same Pass. It says nothing about that Pass being the same as the one you Waymarked or whether you can or can not post a Visit. So, at this time, there is no rule. Post your 3rd Visit if you choose to. The Officers will discuss this as we Update the page.

One(1) Waymark created per Pass and one(1) Visit per Pass. Your Visit can be to your Partners Waymark, OR you can Visit the nearest Waymark of the same Pass created by someone else.

My eyes aren't good enough to see those moons with binoculars any more. I used to see them. I think the story about this is a big Hype. Every year when the Earth and Jupiter are in conjunction, you can see the Moons with binoculars.

Max and 99 - Are you going to partner with two people on one Pass where the two people are too close to each other (less than 1 minute of flight time)? We have had one such Pass in the past that was accepted after a long discussion by the Group Officers. THE FACTS DISCOVERED BY THE OFFICERS: A. The main object of this Category is to get people outside to observe an ISS Pass, and to have a partner at least 293 miles away along the flight path. This helps the partners understand just how fast the ISS is moving. B. Neither of the close persons had ever created an ISS Waymark. This was a new experience for both. The 3rd party was also new at creating a Waymark. WHAT WAS DECIDED BY THE OFFICERS: 1. Persons 1 & 2 could each create a Waymark if they observed the ISS according to the guidelines. Since they were first to observe the ISS along it's path, their Waymarks would be labeled Site 1A and Site 1B. 2. The third person, located more than 1 minute of flight time away, could create one (1) Waymark if they observed the ISS according to the guidelines. In that Waymark, the 3rd person would have to list the required information for both of his partners. His Waymark would be labeled as Site 2. He can claim a Visit to only one (1) of his partners Waymarks. ( We also realize the sites could be reversed with a Site 1, Site 2A, and Site 2B.) 3. If one of the two close people has created an ISS Waymark in the past, he should step aside and assist the new person to create the Waymark. He can still post a Visit if he meets the requirements. THE REASONING BEHIND THE DECISIONS: 1 Top priority is to encourage and assist new people to observe the ISS Pass with a partner who is a long distance away. Bend the rules one (1) time for a new person. If a new person finds a partner 280 miles away instead of the required minimum of 293 miles, we can accept that once. When he creates a Waymark, he is now an experienced Waymarker and all rules apply. 2. One (1) Waymark per person per ISS Pass. If we allowed Site 2 above to create two (2) Waymarks on one pass, that would open the door to many multiple Waymarks on one pass. Imagine a single Pass with 4 observers - A, B, C, & D. Instead of 4 Waymarks in a series; A-B-C-D, we would have 12 Waymarks in parallel; A-B, A-C, A-D, B-C, B-D, C-D. These decisions were never included in the Waymarking Instruction because we had an inactive Leader and we were locked out from making changes. THAT HAS NOW CHANGED. Iowa Tom, the Creator of this Category, has recently stepped down and allowed me to become Leader. New Officers have been installed and we will soon begin the task of rewriting the Category page with easier to understand instructions. The Basic rules will not change.

Since there is no minimum distance limit on the ISS Waymarks, I ignore any listed nearby Waymarks of this Category when I review the Waymark.