From: hamilton@stsci.edu
Subject: How bright is the Hubble Space Telescope?
Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:43:05 GMT

I was wondering how bright HST is when it passes near the zenith. I've seen HST
numerous times from here in Maryland, but its maximum elevation is only ~20
degrees.  On one rare occassion, it flared up to ~ -2 while on vacation back in
Indiana, but it is usually ~ 3rd to 4th magnitude.   HST will be making some
nice evening passes over the southern US this coming week and would appreciate
reports on these passes or previous sightings. 

The following predictions will be exact for someone near the observing site.
The times for Tampa, New Orleans, Houston, and LA.  Note that all times are
given in UT.
                                                                      
Thanks, Forrest

 Observing site longitude:    82.5 West  (near Tampa)
 Observing site latitude:     26.0 North

 Sunset: ~23:00 UT
  
 Date     Time   ALT    AZM      RA       DEC
          UT     deg.   deg.    hh mm    dd mm

 Oct 14  23:50    6.1   280.2   13 59    11 47
 Oct 14  23:51   10.9   282.0   14 15    15 23
 Oct 14  23:52   17.8   285.0   14 38    20 48
 Oct 14  23:53   28.1   290.5   15 14    28 55
 Oct 14  23:54   42.6   301.7   16 19    40  7
 Oct 14  23:55   62.1   344.2   19 11    52 22
 Oct 14  23:56   52.4    52.6   22 46    42 51
 Oct 14  23:57   34.8    72.1   24 13    28 32
 Oct 14  23:58   22.1    80.0   24 57    18  2
  
 Oct 15  23:57    5.1   282.1   26  3    13  6
 Oct 15  23:58    9.6   283.3   14 19    16  3
 Oct 15  23:59   16.1   285.1   14 42    20 19
 Oct 16   0:00   24.5   288.0   15 13    25 44
 Oct 16   0:01   39.5   294.7   16 16    34 39
 Oct 16   0:02   63.8   320.9   18 39    44 33
 Oct 16   0:00   65.3    51.7   21 52    39  9
 Oct 16   0:04   40.7    80.9   23 51    23 10
 Oct 16   0:05   26.4    87.6    0 41    13 11
  
 Oct 17   0:05    8.5   282.8   14 26    15  7
 Oct 17   0:06   14.0   283.1   14 48    17 37
 Oct 17   0:07   22.5   283.5   15 22    21 13
 Oct 17   0:08   34.7   284.2   16 12    25 32
 Oct 17   0:09   58.9   286.7   18  1    30 34
 Oct 17   0:10   81.2    86.2   21  2    26 14
 Oct 17   0:11   49.7    99.7   23  7    13 41
 Oct 17   0:12   29.8   101.2    0 19     3 47
  
 Oct 18   0:12    6.9   280.7   14 35    12 37
 Oct 18   0:13   12.5   279.4   14 59    13 44
 Oct 18   0:14   19.4   277.3   15 29    14 38
 Oct 18   0:15   30.8   272.8   16 20    15 13
 Oct 18   0:16   47.8   262.3   17 39    14  7
 Oct 18   0:17   69.8   205.5   19 59     7 30
 Oct 18   0:18   51.4   134.6   22 20    -2 54
 Oct 18   0:19   33.0   121.8   23 40    -9  4

 Observing site longitude:    90.0 West  (near New Orleans)
 Observing site latitude:     30.0 North

 Sunset: ~23:25 UT
  
 Date     Time   ALT    AZM      RA       DEC
          UT     deg.   deg.    hh mm    dd mm

 Oct 14  23:49   10.6   263.9   14 12     0  8
 Oct 14  23:50   17.7   262.4   14 41     2 27
 Oct 14  23:51   26.9   259.9   15 18     5 12
 Oct 14  23:52   43.8   253.0   16 29     9 24
 Oct 14  23:53   70.4   217.0   18 40    13 47
 Oct 14  23:54   61.5   121.2   21  8    13  1
 Oct 14  23:55   37.3   102.8   22 56     8 36
 Oct 14  23:56   23.2    98.0   23 55     4 57
 Oct 14  23:57   15.2    96.0   24 27     2 31
 Oct 14  23:58    8.9    94.7   24 52     0 24

 Oct 15   1:31    8.7   269.7   15 37     4  4
 Oct 15   1:32   14.1   266.7   16  2     4 10
 Oct 15   1:33   21.3   261.7   16 38     3 46
 Oct 15   1:34   32.8   251.2   17 38     2  4
 Oct 15   1:35   47.8   225.4   19 16    -2 10
  
 Oct 15  23:56    9.6   268.0   14 12     3  2
 Oct 15  23:57   16.2   266.3   14 39     4 57
 Oct 15  23:58   24.7   263.7   15 15     7  3
 Oct 15  23:59   39.8   257.1   16 20     9 53
 Oct 16   0:00   61.8   235.5   18  5    12  3
 Oct 16   0:01   64.8   139.3   20 45     9 56
 Oct 16   0:02   40.2   111.4   22 43     4 39
 Oct 16   0:03   26.1   105.1   23 42     0 59
 Oct 16   0:04   16.4   102.0    0 22    -1 49
 Oct 16   0:05   10.3   100.5    0 47    -3 46

 Oct 16   1:38    7.0   268.7   15 44     2 20
 Oct 16   1:39   12.3   264.2   16 12     1 11
 Oct 16   1:40   18.4   257.9   16 46     0 52
 Oct 16   1:41   27.1   245.8   17 41    -5  3
 Oct 16   1:42   35.9   225.8   18 56   -11 16
  
 Oct 17   0:03    8.1   270.1   14 13     4  6
 Oct 17   0:04   14.1   267.9   14 40     5 12
 Oct 17   0:05   22.4   264.1   15 17     6 12
 Oct 17   0:06   33.9   257.1   16 10     6 46
 Oct 17   0:07   53.2   235.2   17 51     5 58
 Oct 17   0:08   62.1   173.3   20  3     2 16
 Oct 17   0:09   43.3   128.5   22 11    -2 52
 Oct 17   0:10   27.3   116.1   23 26    -6 15
 Oct 17   0:11   18.1   111.3    0  8    -8 16
 Oct 17   0:12   11.0   108.4    0 39    -9 56
  
 Oct 18   0:10    7.1   270.3   14 20     3 46
 Oct 18   0:11   12.0   267.5   14 44     3 48
 Oct 18   0:12   19.1   262.5   15 20     3 14
 Oct 18   0:13   29.4   253.0   16 13     1 25
 Oct 18   0:14   41.8   234.6   17 31    -2 19
 Oct 18   0:15   50.6   190.1   19 36    -8 51
 Oct 18   0:16   41.6   151.3   21 29   -13 38
 Oct 18   0:17   28.0   131.9   22 56   -15 59
 Oct 18   0:18   18.2   123.1   23 50   -17  3
 Oct 18   0:19   11.8   118.7    0 23   -17 45

 Observing site longitude:    95.5 West (near Houston)
 Observing site latitude:     30.0 North

 Sunset: ~23:47 UT
  
 Date     Time   ALT    AZM      RA       DEC
          UT     deg.   deg.    hh mm    dd mm

 Oct 14   1:22    6.8   269.1   14 56     2 35
 Oct 14   1:23   11.7   267.9   15 17     4  4
 Oct 14   1:24   19.1   265.8   15 48     5 58
 Oct 14   1:25   29.1   262.1   16 30     8  0
 Oct 14   1:26   47.2   251.7   17 51    10 28
 Oct 14   1:27   70.0   198.1   20 11    10 48
 Oct 14   1:28   54.9   126.1   22 28     6 41
  
 Oct 15   1:29    5.4   271.1   14 58     3 40
 Oct 15   1:30   10.6   269.3   15 21     4 37
 Oct 15   1:31   17.4   266.3   15 52     5 28
 Oct 15   1:32   26.2   261.4   16 32     5 57
 Oct 15   1:33   39.4   250.9   17 37     5 40
 Oct 15   1:34   58.2   215.4   19 35     3  0
 Oct 15   1:35   53.4   148.9   22  0    -2 19
  
 Oct 16   1:37    8.8   269.0   15 26     3 32
 Oct 16   1:38   14.8   264.9   15 56     3  5
 Oct 16   1:39   23.0   258.0   16 39     1 39
 Oct 16   1:40   33.2   245.9   17 37    -1 17
 Oct 16   1:41   45.8   216.7   19 19    -7 15
 Oct 16   1:42   46.4   174.3   21 15   -13 27
  
 Oct 17   1:44    7.4   267.0   15 36     1  8
 Oct 17   1:45   12.1   262.3   16  3     0 29
 Oct 17   1:46   18.6   254.2   16 43    -3 40
 Oct 17   1:47   26.6   240.4   17 40    -9  8
 Oct 17   1:48   33.6   219.3   18 55   -16 21
 Oct 17   1:49   35.2   187.4   20 43   -24 25

 Observing site longitude:    117.5 West (near LA)
 Observing site latitude:      34.0 North 

 Sunset: ~1:12 UT
  
 Date     Time   ALT    AZM      RA       DEC
          UT     deg.   deg.    hh mm    dd mm

 Oct 14   2:59    6.3   257.6   15 29    -6 37
 Oct 14   3:00   10.8   253.7   15 54    -7  8
 Oct 14   3:01   17.0   246.9   16 31    -8 27
 Oct 14   3:02   25.0   235.4   17 25   -10 54
 Oct 14   3:03   33.2   217.1   18 39   -14 16
 Oct 14   3:04   37.9   185.1   20 28   -17 54
 Oct 14   3:05   33.4   156.3   22  9   -19  0
  
 Oct 15   3:06    5.1   259.8   15 31    -5 33
 Oct 15   3:07    9.7   255.0   15 58    -6 43
 Oct 15   3:08   14.8   248.6   16 31    -8 36
 Oct 15   3:09   21.6   237.5   17 21   -12  2
 Oct 15   3:10   28.8   219.1   18 34   -17  6
 Oct 15   3:11   32.6   194.5   20  3   -22  1
  
 Oct 16   3:14    8.4   254.7   16  6    -7 46
 Oct 16   3:15   12.8   247.7   16 38   -10 31
 Oct 16   3:16   17.7   237.7   17 20   -14 33
 Oct 16   3:17   23.1   221.4   18 24   -20 36
 Oct 16   3:18   26.2   199.2   19 50   -27  7