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It was a very nice flyover. 

It was a very nice flyover.  I didn't have a watch handy so I don't know if it was exactly on time.  It was also a little further west (right) of where I thought it would be.  I caught it when it was already pretty high.  It also looked brighter than predicted, probably because the space station keeps getting bigger.  Also, with the shuttle still attached, the reflective surface of the two objects is somewhat larger than for just the station alone.

In my 15x70 binoculars, I could again see the soloar panels to the side, but just barely.  I think next time I'll try one of my spotting scopes, which has a higher magnification but will be a little harder to aim.

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