Thanks for linking this Mark. Gave me something to figure out on my commute – I used the image to estimate the size of the ISS and STS based on the solar diameter and distance. My figures are pretty close, within a couple of metres of the figures Wikipedia specifies for the ISS and STS.
Thanks for linking this Mark. Gave me something to figure out on my commute – I used the image to estimate the size of the ISS and STS based on the solar diameter and distance. My figures are pretty close, within a couple of metres of the figures Wikipedia specifies for the ISS and STS.